diff --git a/src/network/core/address.cpp b/src/network/core/address.cpp
index 486cf20b55..ff667aab7f 100644
--- a/src/network/core/address.cpp
+++ b/src/network/core/address.cpp
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ void NetworkAddress::SetPort(uint16_t port)
  * @param with_family Whether to add the familty to the address (e.g. IPv4).
  * @return The format string for the address.
  */
-static const char *GetAddressFormatString(uint16_t family, bool with_family)
+static std::string_view GetAddressFormatString(uint16_t family, bool with_family)
 {
 	switch (family) {
 		case AF_INET: return with_family ? "{}:{} (IPv4)" : "{}:{}";
@@ -296,8 +296,8 @@ static SOCKET ListenLoopProc(addrinfo *runp)
 
 	SOCKET sock = socket(runp->ai_family, runp->ai_socktype, runp->ai_protocol);
 	if (sock == INVALID_SOCKET) {
-		const char *type = NetworkAddress::SocketTypeAsString(runp->ai_socktype);
-		const char *family = NetworkAddress::AddressFamilyAsString(runp->ai_family);
+		std::string_view type = NetworkAddress::SocketTypeAsString(runp->ai_socktype);
+		std::string_view family = NetworkAddress::AddressFamilyAsString(runp->ai_family);
 		Debug(net, 0, "Could not create {} {} socket: {}", type, family, NetworkError::GetLast().AsString());
 		return INVALID_SOCKET;
 	}
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ void NetworkAddress::Listen(int socktype, SocketList *sockets)
  * @return the string representation
  * @note only works for SOCK_STREAM and SOCK_DGRAM
  */
-/* static */ const char *NetworkAddress::SocketTypeAsString(int socktype)
+/* static */ std::string_view NetworkAddress::SocketTypeAsString(int socktype)
 {
 	switch (socktype) {
 		case SOCK_STREAM: return "tcp";
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ void NetworkAddress::Listen(int socktype, SocketList *sockets)
  * @return the string representation
  * @note only works for AF_INET, AF_INET6 and AF_UNSPEC
  */
-/* static */ const char *NetworkAddress::AddressFamilyAsString(int family)
+/* static */ std::string_view NetworkAddress::AddressFamilyAsString(int family)
 {
 	switch (family) {
 		case AF_UNSPEC: return "either IPv4 or IPv6";
diff --git a/src/network/core/address.h b/src/network/core/address.h
index 15905a7666..8d73084495 100644
--- a/src/network/core/address.h
+++ b/src/network/core/address.h
@@ -162,8 +162,8 @@ public:
 
 	void Listen(int socktype, SocketList *sockets);
 
-	static const char *SocketTypeAsString(int socktype);
-	static const char *AddressFamilyAsString(int family);
+	static std::string_view SocketTypeAsString(int socktype);
+	static std::string_view AddressFamilyAsString(int family);
 	static NetworkAddress GetPeerAddress(SOCKET sock);
 	static NetworkAddress GetSockAddress(SOCKET sock);
 	static const std::string GetPeerName(SOCKET sock);