diff --git a/toolsrc/src/commands_hash.cpp b/toolsrc/src/commands_hash.cpp
index ea69770700..092b05bd1b 100644
--- a/toolsrc/src/commands_hash.cpp
+++ b/toolsrc/src/commands_hash.cpp
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ namespace vcpkg::Commands::Hash
     static void do_file_hash(fs::path const& path, std::wstring const& hashType)
     {
         auto cmd_line = Strings::wformat(LR"(CertUtil.exe -hashfile "%s" %s)",
-                                         path.c_str(), hashType.c_str());
+                                         path.c_str(), hashType);
         auto ec_data = System::cmd_execute_and_capture_output(cmd_line);
         Checks::check_exit(VCPKG_LINE_INFO, ec_data.exit_code == 0, "Running command:\n   %s\n failed", Strings::utf16_to_utf8(cmd_line));
 
diff --git a/toolsrc/src/commands_update.cpp b/toolsrc/src/commands_update.cpp
index 57ee7b6166..4dbedff051 100644
--- a/toolsrc/src/commands_update.cpp
+++ b/toolsrc/src/commands_update.cpp
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ namespace vcpkg::Commands::Update
             System::println("The following packages differ from their port versions:");
             for (auto&& package : packages_output)
             {
-                System::println("    %s", package.c_str());
+                System::println("    %s", package);
             }
             System::println("\nTo update these packages, run\n    vcpkg remove --purge <pkgs>...\n    vcpkg install <pkgs>...");
         }