diff --git a/crates/tauri-runtime-wry/src/dialog/mod.rs b/crates/tauri-runtime-wry/src/dialog/mod.rs
index 156d6a6d2a4c..3befa7b8a0bf 100644
--- a/crates/tauri-runtime-wry/src/dialog/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/tauri-runtime-wry/src/dialog/mod.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@
 #[cfg(windows)]
 mod windows;
 
-pub fn error<S: AsRef<str>>(err: S) {
+// Takes a `&'static str` here since we convert clickable hyperlinks,
+// DO NOT pass in untrusted input
+pub fn error(err: &'static str) {
   #[cfg(windows)]
   windows::error(err);
 
diff --git a/crates/tauri-runtime-wry/src/dialog/windows.rs b/crates/tauri-runtime-wry/src/dialog/windows.rs
index 2f520c563723..0f9b2c2a65e1 100644
--- a/crates/tauri-runtime-wry/src/dialog/windows.rs
+++ b/crates/tauri-runtime-wry/src/dialog/windows.rs
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ enum Level {
   Info,
 }
 
-pub fn error<S: AsRef<str>>(err: S) {
-  dialog_inner(err.as_ref(), Level::Error);
+pub fn error(err: &'static str) {
+  dialog_inner(err, Level::Error);
 }
 
 fn dialog_inner(err: &str, level: Level) {