diff --git a/pcsx2/DebugTools/SymbolMap.cpp b/pcsx2/DebugTools/SymbolMap.cpp
index 5ebb6782bf..e37bdc78cb 100644
--- a/pcsx2/DebugTools/SymbolMap.cpp
+++ b/pcsx2/DebugTools/SymbolMap.cpp
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ void SymbolMap::Clear() {
 
 bool SymbolMap::LoadNocashSym(const char *filename) {
 	std::lock_guard<std::recursive_mutex> guard(m_lock);
-	FILE *f = fopen(filename, "r");
+	FILE *f = wxFopen(filename, "r");
 	if (!f)
 		return false;
 
diff --git a/pcsx2/Elfheader.cpp b/pcsx2/Elfheader.cpp
index fdc8faaa79..8a21e62d7a 100644
--- a/pcsx2/Elfheader.cpp
+++ b/pcsx2/Elfheader.cpp
@@ -147,9 +147,7 @@ void ElfObject::readIso(IsoFile& file)
 void ElfObject::readFile()
 {
 	int rsize = 0;
-	FILE *f;
-
-	f = fopen( filename.ToUTF8(), "rb" );
+	FILE *f = wxFopen( filename, "rb" );
 	if (f == NULL) throw Exception::FileNotFound( filename );
 
 	fseek(f, 0, SEEK_SET);
diff --git a/pcsx2/gui/AppConfig.cpp b/pcsx2/gui/AppConfig.cpp
index 24783e3d39..607a934540 100644
--- a/pcsx2/gui/AppConfig.cpp
+++ b/pcsx2/gui/AppConfig.cpp
@@ -1098,7 +1098,7 @@ void RelocateLogfile()
 	if( emuLog == NULL )
 	{
 		emuLogName = newlogname;
-		emuLog = fopen( emuLogName.ToUTF8(), "wb" );
+		emuLog = wxFopen( emuLogName, "wb" );
 	}
 
 	wxGetApp().EnableAllLogging();