diff --git a/OSBindings/Qt/mainwindow.cpp b/OSBindings/Qt/mainwindow.cpp
index 900d29089..9a4d4aaf2 100644
--- a/OSBindings/Qt/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/OSBindings/Qt/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -758,12 +758,13 @@ void MainWindow::dropEvent(QDropEvent* event) {
 
 			QString unusedRoms;
 			for(const auto &url: event->mimeData()->urls()) {
-				const char *const name = url.toLocalFile().toUtf8();
-				FILE *const file = fopen(name, "rb");
+				const std::string name = url.toLocalFile().toStdString();
+				FILE *const file = fopen(name.c_str(), "rb");
 				if(!file) continue;
 				const auto contents = fileContentsAndClose(file);
 				if(!contents) continue;
 
+
 				CRC::CRC32 generator;
 				const uint32_t crc = generator.compute_crc(*contents);
 
diff --git a/OSBindings/Qt/mainwindow.ui b/OSBindings/Qt/mainwindow.ui
index 4a0b1a731..ca366a9d4 100644
--- a/OSBindings/Qt/mainwindow.ui
+++ b/OSBindings/Qt/mainwindow.ui
@@ -1170,9 +1170,6 @@
     </item>
     <item>
      <widget class="QPlainTextEdit" name="missingROMsBox">
-      <property name="acceptDrops">
-       <bool>true</bool>
-      </property>
       <property name="readOnly">
        <bool>true</bool>
       </property>