diff --git a/src/dxvk/dxvk_state_cache.cpp b/src/dxvk/dxvk_state_cache.cpp
index 92962dacf..fa3322821 100644
--- a/src/dxvk/dxvk_state_cache.cpp
+++ b/src/dxvk/dxvk_state_cache.cpp
@@ -794,7 +794,7 @@ namespace dxvk {
   }
 
 
-  std::wstring DxvkStateCache::getCacheFileName() const {
+  str::path_string DxvkStateCache::getCacheFileName() const {
     std::string path = getCacheDir();
 
     if (!path.empty() && *path.rbegin() != '/')
@@ -802,7 +802,7 @@ namespace dxvk {
     
     std::string exeName = env::getExeBaseName();
     path += exeName + ".dxvk-cache";
-    return str::tows(path.c_str());
+    return str::topath(path.c_str());
   }
 
 
diff --git a/src/dxvk/dxvk_state_cache.h b/src/dxvk/dxvk_state_cache.h
index 1fae1b097..3df28a4f9 100644
--- a/src/dxvk/dxvk_state_cache.h
+++ b/src/dxvk/dxvk_state_cache.h
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ namespace dxvk {
 
     void createWriter();
 
-    std::wstring getCacheFileName() const;
+    str::path_string getCacheFileName() const;
     
     std::string getCacheDir() const;