diff --git a/src/drivers/Qt/TasEditor/TasEditorWindow.cpp b/src/drivers/Qt/TasEditor/TasEditorWindow.cpp
index 0e21e87f..17b30083 100644
--- a/src/drivers/Qt/TasEditor/TasEditorWindow.cpp
+++ b/src/drivers/Qt/TasEditor/TasEditorWindow.cpp
@@ -1714,13 +1714,8 @@ bool TasEditorWindow::saveProjectAs(bool save_compact)
 		int ret;
 		std::string msg;
 
-#if defined(__linux__)
         msg = "Pre-existing TAS project file will be overwritten:\n\n" +
-            fi.fileName().toLocal8Bit().constData() + "\n\nReplace file?";
-#else
-		msg = "Pre-existing TAS project file will be overwritten:\n\n" +
-			fi.fileName().toLocal8Bit() + "\n\nReplace file?";
-#endif
+            std::string(fi.fileName().toLocal8Bit()) + "\n\nReplace file?";
 
 		ret = QMessageBox::warning( this, QObject::tr("Overwrite Warning"),
 				QString::fromStdString(msg), QMessageBox::Yes | QMessageBox::No, QMessageBox::No );
@@ -2555,13 +2550,8 @@ bool TasEditorWindow::saveCompactGetFilename( QString &outputFilePath )
 		int ret;
 		std::string msg;
 
-#ifdef __linux__
         msg = "Pre-existing TAS project file will be overwritten:\n\n" +
-            fi.fileName().toLocal8Bit().constData() + "\n\nReplace file?";
-#else
-		msg = "Pre-existing TAS project file will be overwritten:\n\n" +
-			fi.fileName().toLocal8Bit() + "\n\nReplace file?";
-#endif
+            std::string(fi.fileName().toLocal8Bit()) + "\n\nReplace file?";
 
 		ret = QMessageBox::warning( this, QObject::tr("Overwrite Warning"),
 				QString::fromStdString(msg), QMessageBox::Yes | QMessageBox::No, QMessageBox::No );