diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/DSP/DSPTables.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/DSP/DSPTables.cpp
index 191f8b3622..175b7601c7 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/DSP/DSPTables.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/DSP/DSPTables.cpp
@@ -505,12 +505,12 @@ std::string pdname(u16 val)
   return fmt::format("0x{:04x}", val);
 }
 
-const char* pdregname(int val)
+std::string pdregname(int val)
 {
   return regnames[val].name;
 }
 
-const char* pdregnamelong(int val)
+std::string pdregnamelong(int val)
 {
   return regnames[val].description;
 }
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/DSP/DSPTables.h b/Source/Core/Core/DSP/DSPTables.h
index 8dead3acad..e2ec833273 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/DSP/DSPTables.h
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/DSP/DSPTables.h
@@ -94,8 +94,8 @@ extern const std::array<pdlabel_t, 36> regnames;
 extern const std::array<pdlabel_t, 96> pdlabels;
 
 std::string pdname(u16 val);
-const char* pdregname(int val);
-const char* pdregnamelong(int val);
+std::string pdregname(int val);
+std::string pdregnamelong(int val);
 
 void InitInstructionTable();