diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/Src/IPC_HLE/WII_IPC_HLE_Device_net.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/Src/IPC_HLE/WII_IPC_HLE_Device_net.cpp
index fa4c98dac26f..a6025d523e3e 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/Src/IPC_HLE/WII_IPC_HLE_Device_net.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/Src/IPC_HLE/WII_IPC_HLE_Device_net.cpp
@@ -681,7 +681,7 @@ char* DecodeError(int ErrorCode)
 	// (And of course, free the buffer when we were done with it)
 	FormatMessage(FORMAT_MESSAGE_FROM_SYSTEM | FORMAT_MESSAGE_IGNORE_INSERTS |
 		FORMAT_MESSAGE_MAX_WIDTH_MASK, NULL, ErrorCode,
-		MAKELANGID(LANG_NEUTRAL, SUBLANG_DEFAULT), (LPSTR)Message, 1024, NULL);
+		MAKELANGID(LANG_NEUTRAL, SUBLANG_DEFAULT), (LPWSTR)Message, 1024, NULL);
 	return Message;
 #else
 	return strerror(ErrorCode);