diff --git a/Windows/main.cpp b/Windows/main.cpp
index 92d2550009..7b63e1fb1b 100644
--- a/Windows/main.cpp
+++ b/Windows/main.cpp
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ int WINAPI WinMain(HINSTANCE _hInstance, HINSTANCE hPrevInstance, LPSTR szCmdLin
 
 	// Load config up here, because those changes below would be overwritten
 	// if it's not loaded here first.
-	g_Config.Load(configFilename, controlsConfigFilename);
+	g_Config.Load(configFilename.c_str(), controlsConfigFilename.c_str());
 
 	// The rest is handled in NativeInit().
 	for (int i = 1; i < __argc; ++i)