diff --git a/src/fileio.cpp b/src/fileio.cpp
index b0edd86b5c..215da0f36b 100644
--- a/src/fileio.cpp
+++ b/src/fileio.cpp
@@ -486,7 +486,7 @@ static std::string ExtractString(char *buffer, size_t buffer_length)
 {
 	size_t length = 0;
 	for (; length < buffer_length && buffer[length] != '\0'; length++) {}
-	return StrMakeValid(std::string(buffer, length));
+	return StrMakeValid(std::string_view(buffer, length));
 }
 
 bool TarScanner::AddFile(const std::string &filename, size_t, [[maybe_unused]] const std::string &tar_filename)
diff --git a/src/ini_load.cpp b/src/ini_load.cpp
index cc7d681467..1a6eed76f5 100644
--- a/src/ini_load.cpp
+++ b/src/ini_load.cpp
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ void IniLoadFile::LoadFromDisk(const std::string &filename, Subdirectory subdir)
 			if (!quoted && e == t) {
 				item.value.reset();
 			} else {
-				item.value = StrMakeValid(std::string(t));
+				item.value = StrMakeValid(std::string_view(t));
 			}
 		} else {
 			/* it's an orphan item */