diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/HW/WiiSaveCrypted.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/HW/WiiSaveCrypted.cpp
index d1f4d69a72..449b82e421 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/HW/WiiSaveCrypted.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/HW/WiiSaveCrypted.cpp
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ const u8 CWiiSaveCrypted::s_md5_blanker[16] = {
 };
 const u32 CWiiSaveCrypted::s_ng_id = 0x0403AC68;
 
-bool CWiiSaveCrypted::ImportWiiSave(const char* filename)
+bool CWiiSaveCrypted::ImportWiiSave(const std::string& filename)
 {
 	CWiiSaveCrypted save_file(filename);
 	return save_file.m_valid;
@@ -102,11 +102,10 @@ void CWiiSaveCrypted::ExportAllSaves()
 		(File::GetUserPath(D_USER_IDX) + "private/wii/title/").c_str());
 }
 
-CWiiSaveCrypted::CWiiSaveCrypted(const char* filename, u64 title_id)
-	: m_title_id(title_id)
+CWiiSaveCrypted::CWiiSaveCrypted(const std::string& filename, u64 title_id)
+	: m_encrypted_save_path(filename), m_title_id(title_id)
 {
 	Common::ReadReplacements(replacements);
-	m_encrypted_save_path = std::string(filename);
 	memcpy(m_sd_iv, "\x21\x67\x12\xE6\xAA\x1F\x68\x9F\x95\xC5\xA2\x23\x24\xDC\x6A\x98", 0x10);
 
 	if (!title_id) // Import
@@ -612,7 +611,7 @@ bool CWiiSaveCrypted::getPaths(bool for_export)
 	return true;
 }
 
-void CWiiSaveCrypted::ScanForFiles(std::string save_directory, std::vector<std::string>& file_list,
+void CWiiSaveCrypted::ScanForFiles(const std::string& save_directory, std::vector<std::string>& file_list,
 	u32 *num_files, u32 *size_files)
 {
 	std::vector<std::string> directories;
@@ -632,13 +631,13 @@ void CWiiSaveCrypted::ScanForFiles(std::string save_directory, std::vector<std::
 		File::ScanDirectoryTree(directories[i], fst_tmp);
 		for (const File::FSTEntry& elem : fst_tmp.children)
 		{
-			if (strncmp(elem.virtualName.c_str(), "banner.bin", 10) != 0)
+			if (elem.virtualName != "banner.bin")
 			{
 				num++;
 				size += FILE_HDR_SZ;
 				if (elem.isDirectory)
 				{
-					if ((elem.virtualName == "nocopy") || elem.virtualName == "nomove")
+					if (elem.virtualName == "nocopy" || elem.virtualName == "nomove")
 					{
 						NOTICE_LOG(CONSOLE,
 							"This save will likely require homebrew tools to copy to a real Wii.");
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/HW/WiiSaveCrypted.h b/Source/Core/Core/HW/WiiSaveCrypted.h
index 5d07b051cd..18a1188d63 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/HW/WiiSaveCrypted.h
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/HW/WiiSaveCrypted.h
@@ -13,12 +13,12 @@
 class CWiiSaveCrypted
 {
 public:
-	bool static ImportWiiSave(const char* filename);
+	bool static ImportWiiSave(const std::string& filename);
 	bool static ExportWiiSave(u64 title_id);
 	void static ExportAllSaves();
 
 private:
-	CWiiSaveCrypted(const char* filename, u64 title_id = 0);
+	CWiiSaveCrypted(const std::string& filename, u64 title_id = 0);
 	~CWiiSaveCrypted();
 	void ReadHDR();
 	void ReadBKHDR();
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ private:
 	void make_ec_cert(u8 *cert, const u8 *sig, const char *signer, const char *name,
 		const u8 *priv, const u32 key_id);
 	bool getPaths(bool for_export = false);
-	void ScanForFiles(std::string save_directory, std::vector<std::string>& file_list,
+	void ScanForFiles(const std::string& save_directory, std::vector<std::string>& file_list,
 		u32 *num_files, u32 *size_files);
 
 	static const u8 s_sd_key[16];
diff --git a/Source/Core/DolphinWX/FrameTools.cpp b/Source/Core/DolphinWX/FrameTools.cpp
index 0d62bd5b53..33d852d044 100644
--- a/Source/Core/DolphinWX/FrameTools.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/DolphinWX/FrameTools.cpp
@@ -1403,7 +1403,7 @@ void CFrame::OnImportSave(wxCommandEvent& WXUNUSED (event))
 
 	if (!path.IsEmpty())
 	{
-		CWiiSaveCrypted::ImportWiiSave(WxStrToStr(path).c_str());
+		CWiiSaveCrypted::ImportWiiSave(WxStrToStr(path));
 	}
 }