diff --git a/Source/Core/DiscIO/VolumeVerifier.cpp b/Source/Core/DiscIO/VolumeVerifier.cpp
index 7f339911f9..39061283da 100644
--- a/Source/Core/DiscIO/VolumeVerifier.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/DiscIO/VolumeVerifier.cpp
@@ -191,9 +191,9 @@ bool VolumeVerifier::CheckPartition(const Partition& partition)
 
   if (m_volume.SupportsIntegrityCheck() && !m_volume.CheckH3TableIntegrity(partition))
   {
-    const std::string text = StringFromFormat(
+    std::string text = StringFromFormat(
         GetStringT("The H3 hash table for the %s partition is not correct.").c_str(), name.c_str());
-    AddProblem(Severity::Low, text);
+    AddProblem(Severity::Low, std::move(text));
   }
 
   bool invalid_disc_header = false;
@@ -224,18 +224,18 @@ bool VolumeVerifier::CheckPartition(const Partition& partition)
     // This can happen when certain programs that create WBFS files scrub the entirety of
     // the Masterpiece partitions in Super Smash Bros. Brawl without removing them from
     // the partition table. https://bugs.dolphin-emu.org/issues/8733
-    const std::string text = StringFromFormat(
+    std::string text = StringFromFormat(
         GetStringT("The %s partition does not seem to contain valid data.").c_str(), name.c_str());
-    AddProblem(severity, text);
+    AddProblem(severity, std::move(text));
     return false;
   }
 
   const DiscIO::FileSystem* filesystem = m_volume.GetFileSystem(partition);
   if (!filesystem)
   {
-    const std::string text = StringFromFormat(
+    std::string text = StringFromFormat(
         GetStringT("The %s partition does not have a valid file system.").c_str(), name.c_str());
-    AddProblem(severity, text);
+    AddProblem(severity, std::move(text));
     return false;
   }
 
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ std::string VolumeVerifier::GetPartitionName(std::optional<u32> type) const
   return name;
 }
 
-void VolumeVerifier::CheckCorrectlySigned(const Partition& partition, const std::string& error_text)
+void VolumeVerifier::CheckCorrectlySigned(const Partition& partition, std::string error_text)
 {
   IOS::HLE::Kernel ios;
   const auto es = ios.GetES();
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ void VolumeVerifier::CheckCorrectlySigned(const Partition& partition, const std:
                               IOS::HLE::Device::ES::VerifyMode::DoNotUpdateCertStore,
                               m_volume.GetTMD(partition), cert_chain))
   {
-    AddProblem(Severity::Low, error_text);
+    AddProblem(Severity::Low, std::move(error_text));
   }
 }
 
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ void VolumeVerifier::CheckDiscSize()
   {
     const bool second_layer_missing =
         biggest_offset > SL_DVD_SIZE && m_volume.GetSize() >= SL_DVD_SIZE;
-    const std::string text =
+    std::string text =
         second_layer_missing ?
             GetStringT(
                 "This disc image is too small and lacks some data. The problem is most likely that "
@@ -385,7 +385,7 @@ void VolumeVerifier::CheckDiscSize()
             GetStringT(
                 "This disc image is too small and lacks some data. If your dumping program saved "
                 "the disc image as several parts, you need to merge them into one file.");
-    AddProblem(Severity::High, text);
+    AddProblem(Severity::High, std::move(text));
     return;
   }
 
@@ -819,10 +819,10 @@ void VolumeVerifier::Finish()
     if (pair.second > 0)
     {
       const std::string name = GetPartitionName(m_volume.GetPartitionType(pair.first));
-      const std::string text = StringFromFormat(
+      std::string text = StringFromFormat(
           GetStringT("Errors were found in %zu blocks in the %s partition.").c_str(), pair.second,
           name.c_str());
-      AddProblem(Severity::Medium, text);
+      AddProblem(Severity::Medium, std::move(text));
     }
   }
 
@@ -831,10 +831,10 @@ void VolumeVerifier::Finish()
     if (pair.second > 0)
     {
       const std::string name = GetPartitionName(m_volume.GetPartitionType(pair.first));
-      const std::string text = StringFromFormat(
+      std::string text = StringFromFormat(
           GetStringT("Errors were found in %zu unused blocks in the %s partition.").c_str(),
           pair.second, name.c_str());
-      AddProblem(Severity::Low, text);
+      AddProblem(Severity::Low, std::move(text));
     }
   }
 
@@ -904,9 +904,9 @@ const VolumeVerifier::Result& VolumeVerifier::GetResult() const
   return m_result;
 }
 
-void VolumeVerifier::AddProblem(Severity severity, const std::string& text)
+void VolumeVerifier::AddProblem(Severity severity, std::string text)
 {
-  m_result.problems.emplace_back(Problem{severity, text});
+  m_result.problems.emplace_back(Problem{severity, std::move(text)});
 }
 
 }  // namespace DiscIO
diff --git a/Source/Core/DiscIO/VolumeVerifier.h b/Source/Core/DiscIO/VolumeVerifier.h
index c0e6072651..e8c68ef26f 100644
--- a/Source/Core/DiscIO/VolumeVerifier.h
+++ b/Source/Core/DiscIO/VolumeVerifier.h
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ private:
   void CheckPartitions();
   bool CheckPartition(const Partition& partition);  // Returns false if partition should be ignored
   std::string GetPartitionName(std::optional<u32> type) const;
-  void CheckCorrectlySigned(const Partition& partition, const std::string& error_text);
+  void CheckCorrectlySigned(const Partition& partition, std::string error_text);
   bool IsDebugSigned() const;
   bool ShouldHaveChannelPartition() const;
   bool ShouldHaveInstallPartition() const;
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ private:
   void SetUpHashing();
   bool CheckContentIntegrity(const IOS::ES::Content& content);
 
-  void AddProblem(Severity severity, const std::string& text);
+  void AddProblem(Severity severity, std::string text);
 
   const Volume& m_volume;
   Result m_result;