diff --git a/rpcs3/main.cpp b/rpcs3/main.cpp
index a2d3de0755..8ea9f32c4a 100644
--- a/rpcs3/main.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/main.cpp
@@ -1098,14 +1098,13 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
 		for (const QString& path : QStandardPaths::standardLocations(QStandardPaths::StandardLocation::TempLocation))
 		{
 			if (Emu.IsPathInsideDir(emu_dir, path.toStdString()))
-        	{
-            	report_fatal_error(fmt::format(
-                	QObject::tr("RPCS3 should never be run from a temporary location!\n"
-                    	        "Please install RPCS3 in a persistent location.\n"
-                            	"Current location:\n%1").toStdString(),
-                	QString::fromStdString(emu_dir).toStdString()));
-            	return 1;
-        	}
+			{
+				report_fatal_error(QObject::tr(
+					"RPCS3 should never be run from a temporary location!\n"
+					"Please install RPCS3 in a persistent location.\n"
+					"Current location:\n%0").arg(QString::fromStdString(emu_dir)).toStdString());
+				return 1;
+			}
 		}
 
 		// Check nonsensical archive locations
@@ -1114,11 +1113,13 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
 			if (emu_dir.find(expr) != umax)
 			{
 				report_fatal_error(fmt::format(
-					QObject::tr("RPCS3 should never be run from an archive!\n"
-								"Please install RPCS3 in a persistent location.\n"
-								"Current location:\n%1")
-						.toStdString(),
-					QString::fromStdString(emu_dir).toStdString()));
+			{
+				report_fatal_error(QObject::tr(
+					"RPCS3 should never be run from an archive!\n"
+					"Please install RPCS3 in a persistent location.\n"
+					"Current location:\n%0").arg(QString::fromStdString(emu_dir)).toStdString());
+				return 1;
+			}
 				return 1;
 			}
 		}