diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/GL/GLFragmentProgram.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/GL/GLFragmentProgram.cpp
index 9f364c7d2f..68c52d5a63 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/GL/GLFragmentProgram.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/GL/GLFragmentProgram.cpp
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ void GLFragmentDecompilerThread::insertConstants(std::stringstream & OS)
 		for (const ParamItem& PI : PT.items)
 		{
 			std::string samplerType = PT.type;
-			int index = atoi(&PI.name.data()[3]);
+			int index = atoi(&PI.name[3]);
 
 			const auto mask = (1 << index);
 
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/VK/VKFragmentProgram.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/VK/VKFragmentProgram.cpp
index ed5bf1e416..c4f89e61cd 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/VK/VKFragmentProgram.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/VK/VKFragmentProgram.cpp
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ void VKFragmentDecompilerThread::insertConstants(std::stringstream & OS)
 		for (const ParamItem& PI : PT.items)
 		{
 			std::string samplerType = PT.type;
-			int index = atoi(&PI.name.data()[3]);
+			int index = atoi(&PI.name[3]);
 
 			const auto mask = (1 << index);