diff --git a/src/xenia/base/utf8.cc b/src/xenia/base/utf8.cc
index b30d8efa8..ae357c2b9 100644
--- a/src/xenia/base/utf8.cc
+++ b/src/xenia/base/utf8.cc
@@ -490,7 +490,20 @@ std::string join_paths(const std::string_view left_path,
   return result + std::string(right_path);
 }
 
-std::string join_paths(std::vector<std::string_view> paths,
+std::string join_paths(const std::vector<std::string>& paths,
+                       char32_t separator) {
+  std::string result;
+  auto it = paths.cbegin();
+  if (it != paths.cend()) {
+    result = *it++;
+    for (; it != paths.cend(); ++it) {
+      result = join_paths(result, *it, separator);
+    }
+  }
+  return result;
+}
+
+std::string join_paths(const std::vector<std::string_view>& paths,
                        char32_t separator) {
   std::string result;
   auto it = paths.cbegin();
diff --git a/src/xenia/base/utf8.h b/src/xenia/base/utf8.h
index 8a1f06056..9e15706ed 100644
--- a/src/xenia/base/utf8.h
+++ b/src/xenia/base/utf8.h
@@ -68,7 +68,10 @@ std::string join_paths(const std::string_view left_path,
                        const std::string_view right_path,
                        char32_t separator = kPathSeparator);
 
-std::string join_paths(std::vector<std::string_view> paths,
+std::string join_paths(const std::vector<std::string>& paths,
+                       char32_t separator = kPathSeparator);
+
+std::string join_paths(const std::vector<std::string_view>& paths,
                        char32_t separator = kPathSeparator);
 
 inline std::string join_paths(
@@ -86,7 +89,12 @@ inline std::string join_guest_paths(const std::string_view left_path,
   return join_paths(left_path, right_path, kGuestPathSeparator);
 }
 
-inline std::string join_guest_paths(std::vector<std::string_view> paths) {
+inline std::string join_guest_paths(const std::vector<std::string>& paths) {
+  return join_paths(paths, kGuestPathSeparator);
+}
+
+inline std::string join_guest_paths(
+    const std::vector<std::string_view>& paths) {
   return join_paths(paths, kGuestPathSeparator);
 }