diff --git a/src/openrct2/ride/Ride.cpp b/src/openrct2/ride/Ride.cpp
index afb30675d1..11d3cc3151 100644
--- a/src/openrct2/ride/Ride.cpp
+++ b/src/openrct2/ride/Ride.cpp
@@ -753,10 +753,10 @@ int32_t ride_find_track_gap(const Ride* ride, CoordsXYE* input, CoordsXYE* outpu
 
 void Ride::FormatStatusTo(Formatter& ft) const
 {
-    FormatStatusTo(ft.Buf());
+    ft.Increment(FormatStatusTo(ft.Buf()));
 }
 
-void Ride::FormatStatusTo(void* argsV) const
+size_t Ride::FormatStatusTo(void* argsV) const
 {
     Formatter ft(static_cast<uint8_t*>(argsV));
 
@@ -804,7 +804,7 @@ void Ride::FormatStatusTo(void* argsV) const
         {
             auto peep = sprite->AsPeep();
             ft.Add<rct_string_id>(STR_RACE_WON_BY);
-            peep->FormatNameTo(ft.Buf());
+            peep->FormatNameTo(ft);
         }
         else
         {
@@ -821,6 +821,7 @@ void Ride::FormatStatusTo(void* argsV) const
     {
         ft.Add<rct_string_id>(STR_OPEN);
     }
+    return ft.NumBytes();
 }
 
 int32_t ride_get_total_length(const Ride* ride)
diff --git a/src/openrct2/ride/Ride.h b/src/openrct2/ride/Ride.h
index d42f8ee4a8..e6011a81d6 100644
--- a/src/openrct2/ride/Ride.h
+++ b/src/openrct2/ride/Ride.h
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ public:
     void FormatNameTo(Formatter&) const;
     size_t FormatNameTo(void* args) const;
     void FormatStatusTo(Formatter&) const;
-    void FormatStatusTo(void* args) const;
+    size_t FormatStatusTo(void* args) const;
 
     static void UpdateAll();
     static bool NameExists(const std::string_view& name, ride_id_t excludeRideId = RIDE_ID_NULL);