diff --git a/pcsx2/PluginManager.cpp b/pcsx2/PluginManager.cpp
index d822d6c449..cc0d75e1bb 100644
--- a/pcsx2/PluginManager.cpp
+++ b/pcsx2/PluginManager.cpp
@@ -1732,10 +1732,8 @@ void SysCorePlugins::SendSettingsFolder()
 	ScopedLock lock( m_mtx_PluginStatus );
 	if( m_SettingsFolder.IsEmpty() ) return;
 
-	wxCharBuffer buffer(m_SettingsFolder.mb_str(wxConvFile));
-
 	const PluginInfo* pi = tbl_PluginInfo; do {
-		if( m_info[pi->id] ) m_info[pi->id]->CommonBindings.SetSettingsDir( buffer );
+		if( m_info[pi->id] ) m_info[pi->id]->CommonBindings.SetSettingsDir( m_SettingsFolder.utf8_str() );
 	} while( ++pi, pi->shortname != NULL );
 }
 
@@ -1758,10 +1756,8 @@ void SysCorePlugins::SendLogFolder()
 	ScopedLock lock( m_mtx_PluginStatus );
 	if( m_LogFolder.IsEmpty() ) return;
 
-	wxCharBuffer buffer(m_LogFolder.mb_str(wxConvFile));
-
 	const PluginInfo* pi = tbl_PluginInfo; do {
-		if( m_info[pi->id] ) m_info[pi->id]->CommonBindings.SetLogDir( buffer );
+		if( m_info[pi->id] ) m_info[pi->id]->CommonBindings.SetLogDir( m_LogFolder.utf8_str() );
 	} while( ++pi, pi->shortname != NULL );
 }
 
diff --git a/pcsx2/gui/GlobalCommands.cpp b/pcsx2/gui/GlobalCommands.cpp
index ad9d9c3070..6d4169b4a3 100644
--- a/pcsx2/gui/GlobalCommands.cpp
+++ b/pcsx2/gui/GlobalCommands.cpp
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ namespace Implementations
 
 	void Sys_TakeSnapshot()
 	{
-		GSmakeSnapshot( g_Conf->Folders.Snapshots.ToAscii() );
+		GSmakeSnapshot( g_Conf->Folders.Snapshots.ToUTF8() );
 	}
 
 	void Sys_RenderToggle()
diff --git a/pcsx2/gui/Saveslots.cpp b/pcsx2/gui/Saveslots.cpp
index ee75777e20..3c86f369c6 100644
--- a/pcsx2/gui/Saveslots.cpp
+++ b/pcsx2/gui/Saveslots.cpp
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ static void OnSlotChanged()
 	OSDlog( Color_StrongGreen, true, " > Selected savestate slot %d", StatesC );
 
 	if( GSchangeSaveState != NULL )
-		GSchangeSaveState(StatesC, SaveStateBase::GetFilename(StatesC).mb_str());
+		GSchangeSaveState(StatesC, SaveStateBase::GetFilename(StatesC).utf8_str());
 
 	Sstates_updateLoadBackupMenuItem();
 }