diff --git a/database_info.c b/database_info.c
index e2a189f661..8f1c668385 100644
--- a/database_info.c
+++ b/database_info.c
@@ -37,7 +37,9 @@ int database_info_build_query_enum(char *s, size_t len,
    bool add_quotes = true;
    bool add_glob   = false;
 
-   strcpy_literal(s, "{'");
+   s[0]            = '{';
+   s[1]            = '\'';
+   s[2]            = '\0';
 
    switch (type)
    {
diff --git a/retroarch.c b/retroarch.c
index a9f154698b..519ad87c0d 100644
--- a/retroarch.c
+++ b/retroarch.c
@@ -9001,8 +9001,8 @@ static bool path_init_subsystem(struct rarch_state *p_rarch)
                &info->roms[i].memory[j];
 
             path[0] = ext[0] = '\0';
-
-            strcpy_literal(ext, ".");
+            ext[0]  = '.';
+            ext[1]  = '\0';
             strlcat(ext, mem->extension, sizeof(ext));
             strlcpy(savename,
                   p_rarch->subsystem_fullpaths->elems[i].data,