diff --git a/src/citra_qt/applets/mii_selector.cpp b/src/citra_qt/applets/mii_selector.cpp
index c7723dd42..b51a33fb7 100644
--- a/src/citra_qt/applets/mii_selector.cpp
+++ b/src/citra_qt/applets/mii_selector.cpp
@@ -9,10 +9,25 @@
 #include <QVBoxLayout>
 #include "citra_qt/applets/mii_selector.h"
 #include "common/file_util.h"
+#include "common/string_util.h"
 #include "core/file_sys/archive_extsavedata.h"
 #include "core/file_sys/file_backend.h"
 #include "core/hle/service/ptm/ptm.h"
 
+/**
+ * Converts a UTF-16 text in a container to a UTF-8 std::string.
+ */
+template <typename T>
+std::string TextFromBuffer(const T& text) {
+    const auto text_end = std::find(text.begin(), text.end(), u'\0');
+    const std::size_t text_size = std::distance(text.begin(), text_end);
+    std::u16string buffer(text_size, 0);
+    std::transform(text.begin(), text_end, buffer.begin(), [](u16_le character) {
+        return static_cast<char16_t>(static_cast<u16>(character));
+    });
+    return Common::UTF16ToUTF8(buffer);
+}
+
 QtMiiSelectorDialog::QtMiiSelectorDialog(QWidget* parent, QtMiiSelector* mii_selector_)
     : QDialog(parent), mii_selector(mii_selector_) {
     using namespace Frontend;
@@ -28,7 +43,7 @@ QtMiiSelectorDialog::QtMiiSelectorDialog(QWidget* parent, QtMiiSelector* mii_sel
 
     setWindowTitle(config.title.empty() || config.title.at(0) == '\x0000'
                        ? tr("Mii Selector")
-                       : QString::fromStdU16String(config.title));
+                       : QString::fromStdString(config.title));
 
     miis.push_back(HLE::Applets::MiiSelector::GetStandardMiiResult().selected_mii_data);
     combobox->addItem(tr("Standard Mii"));
@@ -56,10 +71,9 @@ QtMiiSelectorDialog::QtMiiSelectorDialog(QWidget* parent, QtMiiSelector* mii_sel
                 file->Read(saved_miis_offset, sizeof(mii), mii_raw.data());
                 std::memcpy(&mii, mii_raw.data(), sizeof(mii));
                 if (mii.mii_id != 0) {
-                    std::u16string name(sizeof(mii.mii_name), '\0');
-                    std::memcpy(name.data(), mii.mii_name.data(), sizeof(mii.mii_name));
+                    std::string name = TextFromBuffer(mii.mii_name);
                     miis.push_back(mii);
-                    combobox->addItem(QString::fromStdU16String(name));
+                    combobox->addItem(QString::fromStdString(name));
                 }
                 saved_miis_offset += sizeof(mii);
             }
diff --git a/src/core/file_sys/archive_backend.h b/src/core/file_sys/archive_backend.h
index da05fcb7b..2df4f98c4 100644
--- a/src/core/file_sys/archive_backend.h
+++ b/src/core/file_sys/archive_backend.h
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ public:
     Path(const char* path) : type(LowPathType::Char), string(path) {}
     Path(std::vector<u8> binary_data) : type(LowPathType::Binary), binary(std::move(binary_data)) {}
     template <std::size_t size>
-    Path(std::array<u8, size> binary_data)
+    Path(const std::array<u8, size>& binary_data)
         : type(LowPathType::Binary), binary(binary_data.begin(), binary_data.end()) {}
     Path(LowPathType type, const std::vector<u8>& data);
 
diff --git a/src/core/frontend/applets/mii_selector.h b/src/core/frontend/applets/mii_selector.h
index 8cb59d9d2..588bc0c5b 100644
--- a/src/core/frontend/applets/mii_selector.h
+++ b/src/core/frontend/applets/mii_selector.h
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ constexpr char MII_BUTTON_CANCEL[] = "Cancel";
 /// later learn is needed can be added here and filled in by the backend HLE applet
 struct MiiSelectorConfig {
     bool enable_cancel_button;
-    std::u16string title;
+    std::string title;
     u32 initially_selected_mii_index;
 };
 
diff --git a/src/core/hle/applets/mii_selector.cpp b/src/core/hle/applets/mii_selector.cpp
index cda28ffc3..596e216c0 100644
--- a/src/core/hle/applets/mii_selector.cpp
+++ b/src/core/hle/applets/mii_selector.cpp
@@ -19,6 +19,20 @@
 
 namespace HLE::Applets {
 
+/**
+ * Converts a UTF-16 text in a container to a UTF-8 std::string.
+ */
+template <typename T>
+std::string TextFromBuffer(const T& text) {
+    const auto text_end = std::find(text.begin(), text.end(), u'\0');
+    const std::size_t text_size = std::distance(text.begin(), text_end);
+    std::u16string buffer(text_size, 0);
+    std::transform(text.begin(), text_end, buffer.begin(), [](u16_le character) {
+        return static_cast<char16_t>(static_cast<u16>(character));
+    });
+    return Common::UTF16ToUTF8(buffer);
+}
+
 ResultCode MiiSelector::ReceiveParameter(const Service::APT::MessageParameter& parameter) {
     if (parameter.signal != Service::APT::SignalType::Request) {
         LOG_ERROR(Service_APT, "unsupported signal {}", static_cast<u32>(parameter.signal));
@@ -142,10 +156,7 @@ MiiResult MiiSelector::GetStandardMiiResult() {
 Frontend::MiiSelectorConfig MiiSelector::ToFrontendConfig(const MiiConfig& config) const {
     Frontend::MiiSelectorConfig frontend_config;
     frontend_config.enable_cancel_button = config.enable_cancel_button == 1;
-    std::transform(config.title.begin(), config.title.end(),
-                   std::back_inserter(frontend_config.title), [](u16_le character) -> char16_t {
-                       return static_cast<char16_t>(static_cast<u16>(character));
-                   });
+    frontend_config.title = TextFromBuffer(config.title);
     frontend_config.initially_selected_mii_index = config.initially_selected_mii_index;
     return frontend_config;
 }