diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/Modules/cellGame.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/Modules/cellGame.cpp
index ba91754b4b..62ccbe2617 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/Modules/cellGame.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/Modules/cellGame.cpp
@@ -319,12 +319,12 @@ error_code cellHddGameCheck(ppu_thread& ppu, u32 version, vm::cptr<char> dirName
 
 	case CELL_HDDGAME_CBRESULT_ERR_INVALID:
 		cellGame.error("cellHddGameCheck(): callback returned CELL_HDDGAME_CBRESULT_ERR_INVALID. Error message: %s", result->invalidMsg);
-		error_msg = get_localized_string(localized_string_id::CELL_HDD_GAME_CHECK_INVALID, result->invalidMsg.get_ptr());
+		error_msg = get_localized_string(localized_string_id::CELL_HDD_GAME_CHECK_INVALID, fmt::format("%s", result->invalidMsg).c_str());
 		break;
 
 	default:
 		cellGame.error("cellHddGameCheck(): callback returned unknown error (code=0x%x). Error message: %s", result->invalidMsg);
-		error_msg = get_localized_string(localized_string_id::CELL_HDD_GAME_CHECK_INVALID, result->invalidMsg.get_ptr());
+		error_msg = get_localized_string(localized_string_id::CELL_HDD_GAME_CHECK_INVALID, fmt::format("%s", result->invalidMsg).c_str());
 		break;
 	}
 
@@ -828,12 +828,12 @@ error_code cellGameDataCheckCreate2(ppu_thread& ppu, u32 version, vm::cptr<char>
 
 	case CELL_GAMEDATA_CBRESULT_ERR_INVALID:
 		cellGame.error("cellGameDataCheckCreate2(): callback returned CELL_GAMEDATA_CBRESULT_ERR_INVALID. Error message: %s", cbResult->invalidMsg);
-		error_msg = get_localized_string(localized_string_id::CELL_GAMEDATA_CHECK_INVALID, cbResult->invalidMsg.get_ptr());
+		error_msg = get_localized_string(localized_string_id::CELL_GAMEDATA_CHECK_INVALID, fmt::format("%s", cbResult->invalidMsg).c_str());
 		break;
 
 	default:
 		cellGame.error("cellGameDataCheckCreate2(): callback returned unknown error (code=0x%x). Error message: %s", cbResult->invalidMsg);
-		error_msg = get_localized_string(localized_string_id::CELL_GAMEDATA_CHECK_INVALID, cbResult->invalidMsg.get_ptr());
+		error_msg = get_localized_string(localized_string_id::CELL_GAMEDATA_CHECK_INVALID, fmt::format("%s", cbResult->invalidMsg).c_str());
 		break;
 	}