diff --git a/src/native/corehost/hostpolicy/deps_resolver.cpp b/src/native/corehost/hostpolicy/deps_resolver.cpp
index beedcef62cd06b..66d44f0c17dae0 100644
--- a/src/native/corehost/hostpolicy/deps_resolver.cpp
+++ b/src/native/corehost/hostpolicy/deps_resolver.cpp
@@ -280,7 +280,8 @@ bool deps_resolver_t::probe_deps_entry(const deps_entry_t& entry, const pal::str
 
     for (const auto& config : m_probes)
     {
-        trace::verbose(_X("  Using probe config: %s"), config.as_str().c_str());
+        if (trace::is_enabled())
+            trace::verbose(_X("  Using probe config: %s"), config.as_str().c_str());
 
         if (config.is_servicing() && !entry.is_serviceable)
         {
diff --git a/src/native/corehost/hostpolicy/hostpolicy_context.cpp b/src/native/corehost/hostpolicy/hostpolicy_context.cpp
index f8d220d8130e07..1ceb961f8df367 100644
--- a/src/native/corehost/hostpolicy/hostpolicy_context.cpp
+++ b/src/native/corehost/hostpolicy/hostpolicy_context.cpp
@@ -378,9 +378,9 @@ int hostpolicy_context_t::initialize(const hostpolicy_init_t &hostpolicy_init, c
         }
 
         host_contract.get_runtime_property = &get_runtime_property;
-        pal::stringstream_t ptr_stream;
-        ptr_stream << "0x" << std::hex << (size_t)(&host_contract);
-        if (!coreclr_properties.add(_STRINGIFY(HOST_PROPERTY_RUNTIME_CONTRACT), ptr_stream.str().c_str()))
+        pal::char_t buffer[STRING_LENGTH("0xffffffffffffffff")];
+        pal::snwprintf(buffer, ARRAY_SIZE(buffer), _X("0x%zx"), (size_t)(&host_contract));
+        if (!coreclr_properties.add(_STRINGIFY(HOST_PROPERTY_RUNTIME_CONTRACT), buffer))
         {
             log_duplicate_property_error(_STRINGIFY(HOST_PROPERTY_RUNTIME_CONTRACT));
             return StatusCode::LibHostDuplicateProperty;