diff --git a/src/debug_utils-inl.h b/src/debug_utils-inl.h
index db59efaf112ef7..e3db1ef15b96f2 100644
--- a/src/debug_utils-inl.h
+++ b/src/debug_utils-inl.h
@@ -23,6 +23,13 @@ concept StringConvertible = requires(T a) {
                                 a.ToString()
                                 } -> std::convertible_to<std::string>;
                             };
+// For std::filesystem::path and similar types
+template <typename T>
+concept StringConvertibleFSPathLike = requires(T a) {
+                                        {
+                                          a.string()
+                                          } -> std::convertible_to<std::string>;
+                                      };
 
 struct ToStringHelper {
   template <typename T>
@@ -30,6 +37,12 @@ struct ToStringHelper {
   static std::string Convert(const T& value) {
     return value.ToString();
   }
+  template <typename T>
+    requires(StringConvertibleFSPathLike<T>) && (!StringViewConvertible<T>) &&
+            (!StringConvertible<T>)
+  static std::string Convert(const T& value) {
+    return value.string();
+  }
   template <typename T>
     requires StringViewConvertible<T>
   static std::string_view Convert(const T& value) {
diff --git a/src/node_file.cc b/src/node_file.cc
index f0d512069c6dc6..f778cbb2fea1de 100644
--- a/src/node_file.cc
+++ b/src/node_file.cc
@@ -3526,12 +3526,10 @@ static void CpSyncCopyDir(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
               if (!dereference &&
                   std::filesystem::is_directory(symlink_target) &&
                   isInsideDir(symlink_target, current_dest_symlink_target)) {
-                std::string message =
+                static constexpr const char* message =
                     "Cannot copy %s to a subdirectory of self %s";
-                THROW_ERR_FS_CP_EINVAL(env,
-                                       message.c_str(),
-                                       symlink_target.c_str(),
-                                       current_dest_symlink_target.c_str());
+                THROW_ERR_FS_CP_EINVAL(
+                    env, message, symlink_target, current_dest_symlink_target);
                 return false;
               }
 
@@ -3540,12 +3538,10 @@ static void CpSyncCopyDir(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
               // and therefore a broken symlink would be created.
               if (std::filesystem::is_directory(dest_file_path) &&
                   isInsideDir(current_dest_symlink_target, symlink_target)) {
-                std::string message = "cannot overwrite %s with %s";
+                static constexpr const char* message =
+                    "cannot overwrite %s with %s";
                 THROW_ERR_FS_CP_SYMLINK_TO_SUBDIRECTORY(
-                    env,
-                    message.c_str(),
-                    current_dest_symlink_target.c_str(),
-                    symlink_target.c_str());
+                    env, message, current_dest_symlink_target, symlink_target);
                 return false;
               }
 
@@ -3597,7 +3593,7 @@ static void CpSyncCopyDir(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
             THROW_ERR_FS_CP_EEXIST(isolate,
                                    "[ERR_FS_CP_EEXIST]: Target already exists: "
                                    "cp returned EEXIST (%s already exists)",
-                                   dest_file_path.c_str());
+                                   dest_file_path);
             return false;
           }
           env->ThrowStdErrException(error, "cp", dest_str.c_str());