diff --git a/src/cascadia/TerminalApp/TabManagement.cpp b/src/cascadia/TerminalApp/TabManagement.cpp
index f1ad6671b92..8d8cca21ef6 100644
--- a/src/cascadia/TerminalApp/TabManagement.cpp
+++ b/src/cascadia/TerminalApp/TabManagement.cpp
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ namespace winrt::TerminalApp::implementation
                     // environment variables, but the user might have set one in
                     // the settings. Expand those here.
 
-                    path = { wil::ExpandEnvironmentStringsW<std::wstring>(path.c_str()) };
+                    path = winrt::hstring{ wil::ExpandEnvironmentStringsW<std::wstring>(path.c_str()) };
                 }
 
                 if (!path.empty())
diff --git a/src/cascadia/TerminalControl/TermControl.cpp b/src/cascadia/TerminalControl/TermControl.cpp
index 37ded61dd2f..257c7df9251 100644
--- a/src/cascadia/TerminalControl/TermControl.cpp
+++ b/src/cascadia/TerminalControl/TermControl.cpp
@@ -906,17 +906,17 @@ namespace winrt::Microsoft::Terminal::Control::implementation
             if (HRESULT_FROM_WIN32(ERROR_FILE_NOT_FOUND) == hr ||
                 HRESULT_FROM_WIN32(ERROR_PATH_NOT_FOUND) == hr)
             {
-                message = { fmt::format(std::wstring_view{ RS_(L"PixelShaderNotFound") },
-                                        (_focused ? _core.FocusedAppearance() : _core.UnfocusedAppearance()).PixelShaderPath()) };
+                message = winrt::hstring{ fmt::format(std::wstring_view{ RS_(L"PixelShaderNotFound") },
+                                                      (_focused ? _core.FocusedAppearance() : _core.UnfocusedAppearance()).PixelShaderPath()) };
             }
             else if (D2DERR_SHADER_COMPILE_FAILED == hr)
             {
-                message = { fmt::format(std::wstring_view{ RS_(L"PixelShaderCompileFailed") }) };
+                message = winrt::hstring{ fmt::format(std::wstring_view{ RS_(L"PixelShaderCompileFailed") }) };
             }
             else
             {
-                message = { fmt::format(std::wstring_view{ RS_(L"UnexpectedRendererError") },
-                                        hr) };
+                message = winrt::hstring{ fmt::format(std::wstring_view{ RS_(L"UnexpectedRendererError") },
+                                                      hr) };
             }
 
             auto noticeArgs = winrt::make<NoticeEventArgs>(NoticeLevel::Warning, std::move(message));