diff --git a/src/qt_gui/gui_context_menus.h b/src/qt_gui/gui_context_menus.h
index 3218884d5..4eb657572 100644
--- a/src/qt_gui/gui_context_menus.h
+++ b/src/qt_gui/gui_context_menus.h
@@ -312,10 +312,7 @@ public:
 
         if (selected == &installPackage) {
             QStringList pkg_app_ = m_pkg_app_list[itemIndex].split(";;");
-            std::filesystem::path path(pkg_app_[9].toStdString());
-#ifdef _WIN32
-            path = std::filesystem::path(pkg_app_[9].toStdWString());
-#endif
+            std::filesystem::path path = Common::FS::PathFromQString(pkg_app_[9]);
             InstallDragDropPkg(path, 1, 1);
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/qt_gui/main_window.cpp b/src/qt_gui/main_window.cpp
index 2981da3a7..53896e592 100644
--- a/src/qt_gui/main_window.cpp
+++ b/src/qt_gui/main_window.cpp
@@ -625,10 +625,7 @@ void MainWindow::InstallPkg() {
         int pkgNum = 0;
         for (const QString& file : fileNames) {
             ++pkgNum;
-            std::filesystem::path path(file.toStdString());
-#ifdef _WIN64
-            path = std::filesystem::path(file.toStdWString());
-#endif
+            std::filesystem::path path = Common::FS::PathFromQString(file);
             MainWindow::InstallDragDropPkg(path, pkgNum, nPkg);
         }
     }
@@ -646,10 +643,7 @@ void MainWindow::BootGame() {
             QMessageBox::critical(nullptr, tr("Game Boot"),
                                   QString(tr("Only one file can be selected!")));
         } else {
-            std::filesystem::path path(fileNames[0].toStdString());
-#ifdef _WIN64
-            path = std::filesystem::path(fileNames[0].toStdWString());
-#endif
+            std::filesystem::path path = Common::FS::PathFromQString(fileNames[0]);
             Core::Emulator emulator;
             if (!std::filesystem::exists(path)) {
                 QMessageBox::critical(nullptr, tr("Run Game"),
diff --git a/src/qt_gui/main_window.h b/src/qt_gui/main_window.h
index c1d5cc26e..a428f4317 100644
--- a/src/qt_gui/main_window.h
+++ b/src/qt_gui/main_window.h
@@ -110,10 +110,7 @@ protected:
             int nPkg = urlList.size();
             for (const QUrl& url : urlList) {
                 pkgNum++;
-                std::filesystem::path path(url.toLocalFile().toStdString());
-#ifdef _WIN64
-                path = std::filesystem::path(url.toLocalFile().toStdWString());
-#endif
+                std::filesystem::path path = Common::FS::PathFromQString(url.toLocalFile());
                 InstallDragDropPkg(path, pkgNum, nPkg);
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/qt_gui/pkg_viewer.cpp b/src/qt_gui/pkg_viewer.cpp
index 8f20f6929..0238d5e9e 100644
--- a/src/qt_gui/pkg_viewer.cpp
+++ b/src/qt_gui/pkg_viewer.cpp
@@ -104,10 +104,7 @@ void PKGViewer::ProcessPKGInfo() {
     m_pkg_patch_list.clear();
     m_full_pkg_list.clear();
     for (int i = 0; i < m_pkg_list.size(); i++) {
-        std::filesystem::path path(m_pkg_list[i].toStdString());
-#ifdef _WIN32
-        path = std::filesystem::path(m_pkg_list[i].toStdWString());
-#endif
+        std::filesystem::path path = Common::FS::PathFromQString(m_pkg_list[i]);
         package.Open(path);
         psf.Open(package.sfo);
         QString title_name =
diff --git a/src/qt_gui/trophy_viewer.cpp b/src/qt_gui/trophy_viewer.cpp
index 528beee0d..e4394c7e6 100644
--- a/src/qt_gui/trophy_viewer.cpp
+++ b/src/qt_gui/trophy_viewer.cpp
@@ -28,10 +28,7 @@ void TrophyViewer::PopulateTrophyWidget(QString title) {
 
     QDir dir(trophyDirQt);
     if (!dir.exists()) {
-        std::filesystem::path path(gameTrpPath_.toStdString());
-#ifdef _WIN64
-        path = std::filesystem::path(gameTrpPath_.toStdWString());
-#endif
+        std::filesystem::path path = Common::FS::PathFromQString(gameTrpPath_);
         if (!trp.Extract(path))
             return;
     }