diff --git a/src/citra_qt/debugger/wait_tree.cpp b/src/citra_qt/debugger/wait_tree.cpp
index 0758cc7926..15dc90ba07 100644
--- a/src/citra_qt/debugger/wait_tree.cpp
+++ b/src/citra_qt/debugger/wait_tree.cpp
@@ -61,7 +61,8 @@ std::vector<std::unique_ptr<WaitTreeThread>> WaitTreeItem::MakeThreadItemList()
     return item_list;
 }
 
-WaitTreeText::WaitTreeText(const QString& t) : text(t) {}
+WaitTreeText::WaitTreeText(QString t) : text(std::move(t)) {}
+WaitTreeText::~WaitTreeText() = default;
 
 QString WaitTreeText::GetText() const {
     return text;
diff --git a/src/citra_qt/debugger/wait_tree.h b/src/citra_qt/debugger/wait_tree.h
index befa3ba02c..469072a301 100644
--- a/src/citra_qt/debugger/wait_tree.h
+++ b/src/citra_qt/debugger/wait_tree.h
@@ -50,7 +50,9 @@ private:
 class WaitTreeText : public WaitTreeItem {
     Q_OBJECT
 public:
-    explicit WaitTreeText(const QString& text);
+    explicit WaitTreeText(QString text);
+    ~WaitTreeText() override;
+
     QString GetText() const override;
 
 private: