diff --git a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/GraphicsModSystem/Config/GraphicsModGroup.cpp b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/GraphicsModSystem/Config/GraphicsModGroup.cpp
index 40685dff1b..d61cfb384e 100644
--- a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/GraphicsModSystem/Config/GraphicsModGroup.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/GraphicsModSystem/Config/GraphicsModGroup.cpp
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 #include "VideoCommon/GraphicsModSystem/Constants.h"
 #include "VideoCommon/HiresTextures.h"
 
-GraphicsModGroupConfig::GraphicsModGroupConfig(const std::string& game_id) : m_game_id(game_id)
+GraphicsModGroupConfig::GraphicsModGroupConfig(std::string game_id) : m_game_id(std::move(game_id))
 {
 }
 
@@ -145,9 +145,9 @@ void GraphicsModGroupConfig::Save() const
   {
     picojson::object serialized_mod;
     mod.SerializeToProfile(&serialized_mod);
-    serialized_mods.push_back(picojson::value{serialized_mod});
+    serialized_mods.emplace_back(std::move(serialized_mod));
   }
-  serialized_root["mods"] = picojson::value{serialized_mods};
+  serialized_root.emplace("mods", std::move(serialized_mods));
 
   const auto output = picojson::value{serialized_root}.serialize(true);
   json_stream << output;
diff --git a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/GraphicsModSystem/Config/GraphicsModGroup.h b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/GraphicsModSystem/Config/GraphicsModGroup.h
index 721c8e5c2c..fb24798517 100644
--- a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/GraphicsModSystem/Config/GraphicsModGroup.h
+++ b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/GraphicsModSystem/Config/GraphicsModGroup.h
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ struct GraphicsModConfig;
 class GraphicsModGroupConfig
 {
 public:
-  explicit GraphicsModGroupConfig(const std::string& game_id);
+  explicit GraphicsModGroupConfig(std::string game_id);
   ~GraphicsModGroupConfig();
 
   GraphicsModGroupConfig(const GraphicsModGroupConfig&);