diff --git a/pcsx2/gui/MemoryCardFolder.cpp b/pcsx2/gui/MemoryCardFolder.cpp
index 834ea796f3..2b5493c793 100644
--- a/pcsx2/gui/MemoryCardFolder.cpp
+++ b/pcsx2/gui/MemoryCardFolder.cpp
@@ -1362,7 +1362,7 @@ void FileAccessHelper::WriteMetadata( const wxFileName& folderName, MemoryCardFi
 	WriteMetadata( metadataIsNonstandard, fn, entry );
 }
 
-void FileAccessHelper::WriteMetadata( bool metadataIsNonstandard, const wxFileName& metadataFilename, const MemoryCardFileEntry* const entry ) {
+void FileAccessHelper::WriteMetadata( bool metadataIsNonstandard, wxFileName& metadataFilename, const MemoryCardFileEntry* const entry ) {
 	if ( metadataIsNonstandard ) {
 		// write metadata of file if it's nonstandard
 		if ( !metadataFilename.DirExists() ) {
diff --git a/pcsx2/gui/MemoryCardFolder.h b/pcsx2/gui/MemoryCardFolder.h
index c09b23d0b3..2f7378f23f 100644
--- a/pcsx2/gui/MemoryCardFolder.h
+++ b/pcsx2/gui/MemoryCardFolder.h
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ protected:
 	void CloseFileHandle( wxFFile* file, const MemoryCardFileEntry* entry = nullptr );
 
 	void WriteMetadata( const wxFileName& folderName, MemoryCardFileMetadataReference* fileRef );
-	void WriteMetadata( bool metadataIsNonstandard, const wxFileName& metadataFilename, const MemoryCardFileEntry* const entry );
+	void WriteMetadata( bool metadataIsNonstandard, wxFileName& metadataFilename, const MemoryCardFileEntry* const entry );
 };
 
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