diff --git a/Source/dvlnet/base.cpp b/Source/dvlnet/base.cpp
index 3b4ffc88a..e35733499 100644
--- a/Source/dvlnet/base.cpp
+++ b/Source/dvlnet/base.cpp
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ void base::recv_local(packet &pkt)
 	}
 	switch (pkt.type()) {
 	case PT_MESSAGE:
-		message_queue.push_back(message_t(pkt.src(), pkt.message()));
+		message_queue.emplace_back(pkt.src(), pkt.message());
 		break;
 	case PT_TURN:
 		turn_queue[pkt.src()].push_back(pkt.turn());
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ bool base::SNetSendMessage(int playerID, void *data, unsigned int size)
 	auto raw_message = reinterpret_cast<unsigned char *>(data);
 	buffer_t message(raw_message, raw_message + size);
 	if (playerID == plr_self || playerID == SNPLAYER_ALL)
-		message_queue.push_back(message_t(plr_self, message));
+		message_queue.emplace_back(plr_self, message);
 	plr_t dest;
 	if (playerID == SNPLAYER_ALL || playerID == SNPLAYER_OTHERS)
 		dest = PLR_BROADCAST;
diff --git a/Source/dvlnet/protocol_zt.cpp b/Source/dvlnet/protocol_zt.cpp
index 9a345fc3f..9f1418916 100644
--- a/Source/dvlnet/protocol_zt.cpp
+++ b/Source/dvlnet/protocol_zt.cpp
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ bool protocol_zt::recv_from_udp()
 	buffer_t data(buf, buf + len);
 	endpoint ep;
 	std::copy(in6.sin6_addr.s6_addr, in6.sin6_addr.s6_addr + 16, ep.addr.begin());
-	oob_recv_queue.push_back(std::make_pair(ep, std::move(data)));
+	oob_recv_queue.emplace_back(ep, std::move(data));
 	return true;
 }
 
diff --git a/Source/init.cpp b/Source/init.cpp
index 8f6aee09b..2de446539 100644
--- a/Source/init.cpp
+++ b/Source/init.cpp
@@ -156,11 +156,11 @@ void init_archives()
 		paths.pop_back();
 
 #ifdef __linux__
-	paths.push_back("/usr/share/diasurgical/devilutionx/");
-	paths.push_back("/usr/local/share/diasurgical/devilutionx/");
+	paths.emplace_back("/usr/share/diasurgical/devilutionx/");
+	paths.emplace_back("/usr/local/share/diasurgical/devilutionx/");
 #endif
 
-	paths.push_back(""); // PWD
+	paths.emplace_back(""); // PWD
 
 	if (SDL_LOG_PRIORITY_VERBOSE >= SDL_LogGetPriority(SDL_LOG_CATEGORY_APPLICATION)) {
 		std::string message;