diff --git a/src/backend/x64/perf_map.cpp b/src/backend/x64/perf_map.cpp
index beaf8b83..fee125de 100644
--- a/src/backend/x64/perf_map.cpp
+++ b/src/backend/x64/perf_map.cpp
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ void OpenFile() {
 } // anonymous namespace
 
 namespace detail {
-void PerfMapRegister(const void* start, const void* end, const std::string& friendly_name) {
+void PerfMapRegister(const void* start, const void* end, std::string_view friendly_name) {
     std::lock_guard guard{mutex};
 
     if (!file) {
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ void PerfMapClear() {
 namespace Dynarmic::BackendX64 {
 
 namespace detail {
-void PerfMapRegister(const void*, const void*, const std::string&) {}
+void PerfMapRegister(const void*, const void*, std::string_view) {}
 } // namespace detail
 
 void PerfMapClear() {}
diff --git a/src/backend/x64/perf_map.h b/src/backend/x64/perf_map.h
index 80f933fb..dbdd499d 100644
--- a/src/backend/x64/perf_map.h
+++ b/src/backend/x64/perf_map.h
@@ -8,17 +8,18 @@
 
 #include <cstddef>
 #include <string>
+#include <string_view>
 
 #include "common/cast_util.h"
 
 namespace Dynarmic::BackendX64 {
 
 namespace detail {
-void PerfMapRegister(const void* start, const void* end, const std::string& friendly_name);
+void PerfMapRegister(const void* start, const void* end, std::string_view friendly_name);
 } // namespace detail
 
 template<typename T>
-void PerfMapRegister(T start, const void* end, const std::string& friendly_name) {
+void PerfMapRegister(T start, const void* end, std::string_view friendly_name) {
     detail::PerfMapRegister(Common::BitCast<const void*>(start), end, friendly_name);
 }