diff --git a/src/network/core/os_abstraction.cpp b/src/network/core/os_abstraction.cpp
index 238f368f6e..923fedba6e 100644
--- a/src/network/core/os_abstraction.cpp
+++ b/src/network/core/os_abstraction.cpp
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
  * @param error The error code.
  * @param message The error message. Leave empty to determine this automatically based on the error number.
  */
-NetworkError::NetworkError(int error, const std::string &message) : error(error), message(message)
+NetworkError::NetworkError(int error, std::string_view message) : error(error), message(message)
 {
 }
 
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ bool NetworkError::IsConnectInProgress() const
  * Get the string representation of the error message.
  * @return The string representation that will get overwritten by next calls.
  */
-const std::string &NetworkError::AsString() const
+std::string_view NetworkError::AsString() const
 {
 	if (this->message.empty()) {
 #if defined(_WIN32)
diff --git a/src/network/core/os_abstraction.h b/src/network/core/os_abstraction.h
index 86c37db105..f4d090bbd6 100644
--- a/src/network/core/os_abstraction.h
+++ b/src/network/core/os_abstraction.h
@@ -23,13 +23,13 @@ private:
 	int error;                   ///< The underlying error number from errno or WSAGetLastError.
 	mutable std::string message; ///< The string representation of the error (set on first call to #AsString).
 public:
-	NetworkError(int error, const std::string &message = {});
+	NetworkError(int error, std::string_view message = {});
 
 	bool HasError() const;
 	bool WouldBlock() const;
 	bool IsConnectionReset() const;
 	bool IsConnectInProgress() const;
-	const std::string &AsString() const;
+	std::string_view AsString() const;
 
 	static NetworkError GetLast();
 };