diff --git a/Source/Core/DolphinQt/Config/GameConfigEdit.cpp b/Source/Core/DolphinQt/Config/GameConfigEdit.cpp
index 9598abb5c1..c61a425fcc 100644
--- a/Source/Core/DolphinQt/Config/GameConfigEdit.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/DolphinQt/Config/GameConfigEdit.cpp
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@
 #include "DolphinQt/Config/GameConfigHighlighter.h"
 #include "DolphinQt/QtUtils/ModalMessageBox.h"
 
-GameConfigEdit::GameConfigEdit(QWidget* parent, const QString& path, bool read_only)
-    : m_path(path), m_read_only(read_only)
+GameConfigEdit::GameConfigEdit(QWidget* parent, QString path, bool read_only)
+    : QWidget{parent}, m_path(std::move(path)), m_read_only(read_only)
 {
   CreateWidgets();
 
diff --git a/Source/Core/DolphinQt/Config/GameConfigEdit.h b/Source/Core/DolphinQt/Config/GameConfigEdit.h
index 7eeca57b2d..203762c66d 100644
--- a/Source/Core/DolphinQt/Config/GameConfigEdit.h
+++ b/Source/Core/DolphinQt/Config/GameConfigEdit.h
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ class QTextEdit;
 class GameConfigEdit : public QWidget
 {
 public:
-  explicit GameConfigEdit(QWidget* parent, const QString& path, bool read_only);
+  explicit GameConfigEdit(QWidget* parent, QString path, bool read_only);
 
 protected:
   void keyPressEvent(QKeyEvent* e) override;