diff --git a/Source/Core/DolphinWX/src/GameListCtrl.cpp b/Source/Core/DolphinWX/src/GameListCtrl.cpp
index 8aad0d7b4b..6e310ebd83 100644
--- a/Source/Core/DolphinWX/src/GameListCtrl.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/DolphinWX/src/GameListCtrl.cpp
@@ -286,9 +286,9 @@ CGameListCtrl::ScanForISOs()
 			SplitPath(rFilenames[i], NULL, &FileName, NULL);
 
 			wxString msg;
-			wxString tempstring;
-			tempstring = wxString::FromAscii("Scanning %s");
-			msg.Printf(tempstring, FileName.c_str());
+			char tempstring[128];
+			sprintf(tempstring,"Scanning %s", FileName.c_str());
+			msg = wxString::FromAscii(tempstring);
 
 			bool Cont = dialog.Update(i, msg);
 
diff --git a/Source/Core/DolphinWX/src/PluginManager.cpp b/Source/Core/DolphinWX/src/PluginManager.cpp
index bd9f7cd6e1..4bb7fc1f5a 100644
--- a/Source/Core/DolphinWX/src/PluginManager.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/DolphinWX/src/PluginManager.cpp
@@ -84,9 +84,9 @@ CPluginManager::ScanForPlugins(wxWindow* _wxWindow)
 			}
 
 			wxString msg;
-			wxString temp;
-			temp = wxString::FromAscii("Scanning %s");
-			msg.Printf(temp, FileName.c_str());
+			char temp[128];
+			sprintf(temp,"Scanning %s", FileName.c_str());
+			msg = wxString::FromAscii(temp);
 			bool Cont = dialog.Update((int)i, msg);
 
 			if (!Cont)