diff --git a/src/common/fs/fs_util.cpp b/src/common/fs/fs_util.cpp
index 9db746c4bd..357cf5855d 100644
--- a/src/common/fs/fs_util.cpp
+++ b/src/common/fs/fs_util.cpp
@@ -20,4 +20,8 @@ std::string ToUTF8String(std::u8string_view u8_string) {
     return std::string{u8_string.begin(), u8_string.end()};
 }
 
+std::string PathToUTF8String(const std::filesystem::path& path) {
+    return ToUTF8String(path.u8string());
+}
+
 } // namespace Common::FS
diff --git a/src/common/fs/fs_util.h b/src/common/fs/fs_util.h
index de452c0f6c..ec9950ee72 100644
--- a/src/common/fs/fs_util.h
+++ b/src/common/fs/fs_util.h
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include <concepts>
+#include <filesystem>
 #include <span>
 #include <string>
 #include <string_view>
@@ -45,4 +46,13 @@ concept IsChar = std::same_as<T, char>;
  */
 [[nodiscard]] std::string ToUTF8String(std::u8string_view u8_string);
 
+/**
+ * Converts a filesystem path to a UTF-8 encoded std::string.
+ *
+ * @param path Filesystem path
+ *
+ * @returns UTF-8 encoded std::string.
+ */
+[[nodiscard]] std::string PathToUTF8String(const std::filesystem::path& path);
+
 } // namespace Common::FS
diff --git a/src/common/fs/path_util.cpp b/src/common/fs/path_util.cpp
index 8b732a21c3..6cdd14f138 100644
--- a/src/common/fs/path_util.cpp
+++ b/src/common/fs/path_util.cpp
@@ -129,12 +129,6 @@ private:
     std::unordered_map<YuzuPath, fs::path> yuzu_paths;
 };
 
-std::string PathToUTF8String(const fs::path& path) {
-    const auto utf8_string = path.u8string();
-
-    return std::string{utf8_string.begin(), utf8_string.end()};
-}
-
 bool ValidatePath(const fs::path& path) {
     if (path.empty()) {
         LOG_ERROR(Common_Filesystem, "Input path is empty, path={}", PathToUTF8String(path));
diff --git a/src/common/fs/path_util.h b/src/common/fs/path_util.h
index a9fadbceb9..14e8c35d74 100644
--- a/src/common/fs/path_util.h
+++ b/src/common/fs/path_util.h
@@ -25,15 +25,6 @@ enum class YuzuPath {
     ShaderDir,      // Where shaders are stored.
 };
 
-/**
- * Converts a filesystem path to a UTF-8 encoded std::string.
- *
- * @param path Filesystem path
- *
- * @returns UTF-8 encoded std::string.
- */
-[[nodiscard]] std::string PathToUTF8String(const std::filesystem::path& path);
-
 /**
  * Validates a given path.
  *