diff --git a/src/openrct2-ui/windows/LoadSave.cpp b/src/openrct2-ui/windows/LoadSave.cpp
index c0b0a5bc7c..8e98422ef5 100644
--- a/src/openrct2-ui/windows/LoadSave.cpp
+++ b/src/openrct2-ui/windows/LoadSave.cpp
@@ -717,7 +717,7 @@ static void window_loadsave_paint(rct_window* w, rct_drawpixelinfo* dpi)
 
     // Draw path text
     auto ft = Formatter::Common();
-    ft.Add<uintptr_t>(Platform::StrDecompToPrecomp(buffer));
+    ft.Add<utf8*>(Platform::StrDecompToPrecomp(buffer));
     gfx_draw_string_left_clipped(
         dpi, STR_STRING, gCommonFormatArgs, COLOUR_BLACK, { w->windowPos.x + 4, w->windowPos.y + 20 }, w->width - 8);
 
diff --git a/src/openrct2-ui/windows/Options.cpp b/src/openrct2-ui/windows/Options.cpp
index 9c40675c00..af100a5bf4 100644
--- a/src/openrct2-ui/windows/Options.cpp
+++ b/src/openrct2-ui/windows/Options.cpp
@@ -1835,7 +1835,7 @@ static void window_options_invalidate(rct_window* w)
             size_t activeAvailableThemeIndex = theme_manager_get_active_available_theme_index();
             const utf8* activeThemeName = theme_manager_get_available_theme_name(activeAvailableThemeIndex);
             auto ft = Formatter::Common();
-            ft.Add<uintptr_t>(reinterpret_cast<uintptr_t>(activeThemeName));
+            ft.Add<utf8*>(activeThemeName);
 
             break;
         }
@@ -1844,7 +1844,7 @@ static void window_options_invalidate(rct_window* w)
         {
             const utf8* name = title_sequence_manager_get_name(title_get_config_sequence());
             auto ft = Formatter::Common();
-            ft.Add<uintptr_t>(reinterpret_cast<uintptr_t>(name));
+            ft.Add<utf8*>(name);
 
             // The real name setting of clients is fixed to that of the server
             // and the server cannot change the setting during gameplay to prevent desyncs
@@ -2078,7 +2078,7 @@ static void window_options_paint(rct_window* w, rct_drawpixelinfo* dpi)
                     + ScreenCoordsXY{ w->widgets[WIDX_AUTOSAVE_AMOUNT].left + 1, w->widgets[WIDX_AUTOSAVE_AMOUNT].top + 1 });
 
             auto ft = Formatter::Common();
-            ft.Add<uintptr_t>(Platform::StrDecompToPrecomp(gConfigGeneral.rct1_path));
+            ft.Add<utf8*>(Platform::StrDecompToPrecomp(gConfigGeneral.rct1_path));
 
             rct_widget pathWidget = window_options_advanced_widgets[WIDX_PATH_TO_RCT1_BUTTON];
 
@@ -2128,7 +2128,7 @@ static void window_options_tooltip(rct_window* w, rct_widgetindex widgetIndex, r
         else
         {
             auto ft = Formatter::Common();
-            ft.Add<uintptr_t>(reinterpret_cast<uintptr_t>(gConfigGeneral.rct1_path));
+            ft.Add<utf8*>(gConfigGeneral.rct1_path);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/openrct2-ui/windows/TitleCommandEditor.cpp b/src/openrct2-ui/windows/TitleCommandEditor.cpp
index bf249b4ca7..b6d09c9457 100644
--- a/src/openrct2-ui/windows/TitleCommandEditor.cpp
+++ b/src/openrct2-ui/windows/TitleCommandEditor.cpp
@@ -774,7 +774,7 @@ static void window_title_command_editor_paint(rct_window* w, rct_drawpixelinfo*
         if (command.SpriteIndex != SPRITE_INDEX_NULL)
         {
             window_draw_viewport(dpi, w);
-            Formatter::Common().Add<uintptr_t>(reinterpret_cast<uintptr_t>(command.SpriteName));
+            Formatter::Common().Add<utf8*>(command.SpriteName);
         }
         else
         {
@@ -801,7 +801,7 @@ static void window_title_command_editor_paint(rct_window* w, rct_drawpixelinfo*
         }
         else
         {
-            Formatter::Common().Add<uintptr_t>(reinterpret_cast<uintptr_t>(_sequence->Saves[command.SaveIndex]));
+            Formatter::Common().Add<utf8*>(_sequence->Saves[command.SaveIndex]);
             gfx_draw_string_left_clipped(
                 dpi, STR_STRING, gCommonFormatArgs, w->colours[1],
                 { w->windowPos.x + w->widgets[WIDX_INPUT].left + 1, w->windowPos.y + w->widgets[WIDX_INPUT].top },
diff --git a/src/openrct2-ui/windows/TitleEditor.cpp b/src/openrct2-ui/windows/TitleEditor.cpp
index 80034060fe..83eea6538b 100644
--- a/src/openrct2-ui/windows/TitleEditor.cpp
+++ b/src/openrct2-ui/windows/TitleEditor.cpp
@@ -996,7 +996,7 @@ static void window_title_editor_scrollpaint_commands(rct_window* w, rct_drawpixe
                 }
                 else
                 {
-                    ft.Add<uintptr_t>(reinterpret_cast<uintptr_t>(command->SpriteName));
+                    ft.Add<uint8_t*>(command->SpriteName);
                 }
                 break;
             case TITLE_SCRIPT_WAIT:
diff --git a/src/openrct2/platform/Platform.Android.cpp b/src/openrct2/platform/Platform.Android.cpp
index 7dfac9b621..c0dedd9039 100644
--- a/src/openrct2/platform/Platform.Android.cpp
+++ b/src/openrct2/platform/Platform.Android.cpp
@@ -45,9 +45,9 @@ namespace Platform
         return std::string();
     }
 
-    uintptr_t StrDecompToPrecomp(utf8* input)
+    utf8* StrDecompToPrecomp(utf8* input)
     {
-        return reinterpret_cast<uintptr_t>(input);
+        return input;
     }
 
     bool HandleSpecialCommandLineArgument(const char* argument)
diff --git a/src/openrct2/platform/Platform.Linux.cpp b/src/openrct2/platform/Platform.Linux.cpp
index 2ca7fa1afd..623496300a 100644
--- a/src/openrct2/platform/Platform.Linux.cpp
+++ b/src/openrct2/platform/Platform.Linux.cpp
@@ -150,9 +150,9 @@ namespace Platform
         return exePath;
     }
 
-    uintptr_t StrDecompToPrecomp(utf8* input)
+    utf8* StrDecompToPrecomp(utf8* input)
     {
-        return reinterpret_cast<uintptr_t>(input);
+        return input;
     }
 
     bool HandleSpecialCommandLineArgument(const char* argument)
diff --git a/src/openrct2/platform/Platform.Win32.cpp b/src/openrct2/platform/Platform.Win32.cpp
index e847ea9ce2..3acae295c4 100644
--- a/src/openrct2/platform/Platform.Win32.cpp
+++ b/src/openrct2/platform/Platform.Win32.cpp
@@ -346,9 +346,9 @@ namespace Platform
         return String::ToUtf8(wExePath.get());
     }
 
-    uintptr_t StrDecompToPrecomp(utf8* input)
+    utf8* StrDecompToPrecomp(utf8* input)
     {
-        return reinterpret_cast<uintptr_t>(input);
+        return input;
     }
 
     void SetUpFileAssociations()
diff --git a/src/openrct2/platform/Platform.macOS.mm b/src/openrct2/platform/Platform.macOS.mm
index 1f3d2fbbd4..9f303ef172 100644
--- a/src/openrct2/platform/Platform.macOS.mm
+++ b/src/openrct2/platform/Platform.macOS.mm
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ namespace Platform
         }
     }
 
-    uintptr_t StrDecompToPrecomp(utf8* input)
+    utf8* StrDecompToPrecomp(utf8* input)
     {
         @autoreleasepool
         {
@@ -114,8 +114,7 @@ namespace Platform
             }
 
             NSString* inputDecomp = [NSString stringWithUTF8String:input];
-            return reinterpret_cast<uintptr_t>(
-                strdup([inputDecomp.precomposedStringWithCanonicalMapping cStringUsingEncoding:NSUTF8StringEncoding]));
+            return strdup([inputDecomp.precomposedStringWithCanonicalMapping cStringUsingEncoding:NSUTF8StringEncoding]);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/openrct2/platform/Platform2.h b/src/openrct2/platform/Platform2.h
index fb5f565f5e..2c7f94693d 100644
--- a/src/openrct2/platform/Platform2.h
+++ b/src/openrct2/platform/Platform2.h
@@ -56,5 +56,5 @@ namespace Platform
     bool IsRunningInWine();
     bool IsColourTerminalSupported();
     bool HandleSpecialCommandLineArgument(const char* argument);
-    uintptr_t StrDecompToPrecomp(utf8* input);
+    utf8* StrDecompToPrecomp(utf8* input);
 } // namespace Platform