diff --git a/apps/launcher/advancedpage.cpp b/apps/launcher/advancedpage.cpp
index d09704851a..b9d35b3c95 100644
--- a/apps/launcher/advancedpage.cpp
+++ b/apps/launcher/advancedpage.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #include "advancedpage.hpp"
 
 #include <array>
+#include <string>
 
 #include <components/config/gamesettings.hpp>
 #include <QFileDialog>
@@ -20,13 +21,13 @@ Launcher::AdvancedPage::AdvancedPage(Config::GameSettings &gameSettings, QWidget
     setObjectName ("AdvancedPage");
     setupUi(this);
 
-    for(const char * name : Launcher::enumerateOpenALDevices())
+    for(const std::string& name : Launcher::enumerateOpenALDevices())
     {
-        audioDeviceSelectorComboBox->addItem(QString::fromUtf8(name), QString::fromUtf8(name));
+        audioDeviceSelectorComboBox->addItem(QString::fromStdString(name), QString::fromStdString(name));
     }
-    for(const char * name : Launcher::enumerateOpenALDevicesHrtf())
+    for(const std::string& name : Launcher::enumerateOpenALDevicesHrtf())
     {
-        hrtfProfileSelectorComboBox->addItem(QString::fromUtf8(name), QString::fromUtf8(name));
+        hrtfProfileSelectorComboBox->addItem(QString::fromStdString(name), QString::fromStdString(name));
     }
 
     loadSettings();
diff --git a/apps/launcher/utils/openalutil.cpp b/apps/launcher/utils/openalutil.cpp
index 53fd704203..469872d158 100644
--- a/apps/launcher/utils/openalutil.cpp
+++ b/apps/launcher/utils/openalutil.cpp
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@
 #define ALC_ALL_DEVICES_SPECIFIER 0x1013
 #endif
 
-std::vector<const char *> Launcher::enumerateOpenALDevices()
+std::vector<std::string> Launcher::enumerateOpenALDevices()
 {
-    std::vector<const char *> devlist;
+    std::vector<std::string> devlist;
     const ALCchar *devnames;
 
     if(alcIsExtensionPresent(nullptr, "ALC_ENUMERATE_ALL_EXT"))
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ std::vector<const char *> Launcher::enumerateOpenALDevices()
     {
         devnames = alcGetString(nullptr, ALC_DEVICE_SPECIFIER);
     }
-    
+
     while(devnames && *devnames)
     {
         devlist.emplace_back(devnames);
@@ -31,9 +31,9 @@ std::vector<const char *> Launcher::enumerateOpenALDevices()
     return devlist;
 }
 
-std::vector<const char *> Launcher::enumerateOpenALDevicesHrtf()
+std::vector<std::string> Launcher::enumerateOpenALDevicesHrtf()
 {
-    std::vector<const char *> ret;
+    std::vector<std::string> ret;
 
     ALCdevice *device = alcOpenDevice(nullptr);
     if(device)
diff --git a/apps/launcher/utils/openalutil.hpp b/apps/launcher/utils/openalutil.hpp
index 4a84fbae7d..b084dce7ce 100644
--- a/apps/launcher/utils/openalutil.hpp
+++ b/apps/launcher/utils/openalutil.hpp
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 #include <vector>
+#include <string>
 
 namespace Launcher
 {
-    std::vector<const char *> enumerateOpenALDevices();
-    std::vector<const char *> enumerateOpenALDevicesHrtf();
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+    std::vector<std::string> enumerateOpenALDevices();
+    std::vector<std::string> enumerateOpenALDevicesHrtf();
+}