diff --git a/src/core/hle/kernel/svc.cpp b/src/core/hle/kernel/svc.cpp
index 1c4c063356..7c0796ceab 100644
--- a/src/core/hle/kernel/svc.cpp
+++ b/src/core/hle/kernel/svc.cpp
@@ -663,9 +663,9 @@ static void Break(u8 break_reason) {
 
 /// Used to output a message on a debug hardware unit - does nothing on a retail unit
 static void OutputDebugString(VAddr address, int len) {
-    std::vector<char> string(len);
+    std::string string(len, ' ');
     Memory::ReadBlock(address, string.data(), len);
-    NGLOG_DEBUG(Debug_Emulated, "{:.{}}", string.data(), len);
+    NGLOG_DEBUG(Debug_Emulated, "{}", string);
 }
 
 /// Get resource limit