diff --git a/Source/Core/DolphinWX/Src/ConfigMain.cpp b/Source/Core/DolphinWX/Src/ConfigMain.cpp
index 29809ce142..e9cc1a5f08 100644
--- a/Source/Core/DolphinWX/Src/ConfigMain.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/DolphinWX/Src/ConfigMain.cpp
@@ -78,6 +78,8 @@ static const wxLanguage langIds[] =
 #define EXIDEV_AM_BB_STR	_trans("AM-Baseboard")
 #define EXIDEV_GECKO_STR	"USBGecko"
 
+#define CSTR_TRANS(a)		wxString(wxGetTranslation(wxT(a))).mb_str()
+
 #ifdef WIN32
 //only used with xgettext to be picked up as translatable string.
 //win32 does not have wx on its path, the provided wxALL_FILES 
@@ -1015,11 +1017,11 @@ void CConfigMain::ChooseMemcardPath(std::string& strMemcard, bool isSlotA)
 void CConfigMain::ChooseSIDevice(std::string deviceName, int deviceNum)
 {
 	TSIDevices tempType;
-	if (!deviceName.compare(SIDEV_STDCONT_STR))
+	if (!deviceName.compare(CSTR_TRANS(SIDEV_STDCONT_STR)))
 		tempType = SI_GC_CONTROLLER;
 	else if (!deviceName.compare(SIDEV_GBA_STR))
 		tempType = SI_GBA;
-	else if (!deviceName.compare(SIDEV_AM_BB_STR))
+	else if (!deviceName.compare(CSTR_TRANS(SIDEV_AM_BB_STR)))
 		tempType = SI_AM_BASEBOARD;
 	else
 		tempType = SI_NONE;
@@ -1037,17 +1039,17 @@ void CConfigMain::ChooseEXIDevice(std::string deviceName, int deviceNum)
 {
 	TEXIDevices tempType;
 
-	if (!deviceName.compare(EXIDEV_MEMCARD_STR))
+	if (!deviceName.compare(CSTR_TRANS(EXIDEV_MEMCARD_STR)))
 		tempType = deviceNum ? EXIDEVICE_MEMORYCARD_B : EXIDEVICE_MEMORYCARD_A;
-	else if (!deviceName.compare(EXIDEV_MIC_STR))
+	else if (!deviceName.compare(CSTR_TRANS(EXIDEV_MIC_STR)))
 		tempType = EXIDEVICE_MIC;
 	else if (!deviceName.compare(EXIDEV_BBA_STR))
 		tempType = EXIDEVICE_ETH;
-	else if (!deviceName.compare(EXIDEV_AM_BB_STR))
+	else if (!deviceName.compare(CSTR_TRANS(EXIDEV_AM_BB_STR)))
 		tempType = EXIDEVICE_AM_BASEBOARD;
 	else if (!deviceName.compare(EXIDEV_GECKO_STR))
 		tempType = EXIDEVICE_GECKO;
-	else if (!deviceName.compare(DEV_NONE_STR))
+	else if (!deviceName.compare(CSTR_TRANS(DEV_NONE_STR)))
 		tempType = EXIDEVICE_NONE;
 	else
 		tempType = EXIDEVICE_DUMMY;