diff --git a/src/gui/PairingDialog.cpp b/src/gui/PairingDialog.cpp
index fb194aba..414a0e91 100644
--- a/src/gui/PairingDialog.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/PairingDialog.cpp
@@ -258,14 +258,16 @@ void PairingDialog::WorkerThread()
 	char nameBuffer[HCI_MAX_NAME_LENGTH] = {};
 
 	// Get device name and compare. Would use product and vendor id from SDP, but many third-party Wiimotes don't store them
-	auto& addr = info->bdaddr;
+	const auto& addr = info->bdaddr;
 	if (hci_read_remote_name(hostDesc, &addr, HCI_MAX_NAME_LENGTH, nameBuffer,
 							 2000) != 0 || !isWiimoteName(nameBuffer))
 	{
 		UpdateCallback(PairingState::SearchFailed);
 		return;
 	}
-	cemuLog_log(LogType::Force, "Pairing Dialog: Found '{}' with address {:02x}", nameBuffer, fmt::join(addr.b, ":"));
+	const auto& b = addr.b;
+	cemuLog_log(LogType::Force, "Pairing Dialog: Found '{}' with address '{:02x}:{:02x}:{:02x}:{:02x}:{:02x}:{:02x}'",
+		nameBuffer, b[5], b[4], b[3], b[2], b[1], b[0]);
 
 	UpdateCallback(PairingState::Finished);
 	L2CapWiimote::AddCandidateAddress(addr);
diff --git a/src/input/api/Wiimote/l2cap/L2CapWiimote.cpp b/src/input/api/Wiimote/l2cap/L2CapWiimote.cpp
index e924c586..351c279f 100644
--- a/src/input/api/Wiimote/l2cap/L2CapWiimote.cpp
+++ b/src/input/api/Wiimote/l2cap/L2CapWiimote.cpp
@@ -68,8 +68,9 @@ std::vector<WiimoteDevicePtr> L2CapWiimote::get_devices()
 		sendAddr.l2_bdaddr = addr;
 
 		if (!AttemptConnect(sendFd, sendAddr) || !AttemptSetNonBlock(sendFd)) {
-			cemuLog_logDebug(LogType::Force,"Failed to connect send socket to '{:02x}': {}",
-							 fmt::join(addr.b, ":"), strerror(errno));
+			const auto& b = addr.b;
+			cemuLog_logDebug(LogType::Force,"Failed to connect send socket to '{:02x}:{:02x}:{:02x}:{:02x}:{:02x}:{:02x}': {}",
+				b[5], b[4], b[3], b[2], b[1], b[0], strerror(errno));
 			close(sendFd);
 			continue;
 		}
@@ -87,8 +88,9 @@ std::vector<WiimoteDevicePtr> L2CapWiimote::get_devices()
 		recvAddr.l2_bdaddr = addr;
 
 		if (!AttemptConnect(recvFd, recvAddr) || !AttemptSetNonBlock(recvFd)) {
-			cemuLog_logDebug(LogType::Force,"Failed to connect recv socket to '{:02x}': {}",
-							 fmt::join(addr.b, ":"), strerror(errno));
+			const auto& b = addr.b;
+			cemuLog_logDebug(LogType::Force,"Failed to connect recv socket to '{:02x}:{:02x}:{:02x}:{:02x}:{:02x}:{:02x}': {}",
+				b[5], b[4], b[3], b[2], b[1], b[0], strerror(errno));
 			close(sendFd);
 			close(recvFd);
 			continue;