diff --git a/src/3rdparty/squirrel/include/squirrel.h b/src/3rdparty/squirrel/include/squirrel.h
index d5ec13c119..7924dde346 100644
--- a/src/3rdparty/squirrel/include/squirrel.h
+++ b/src/3rdparty/squirrel/include/squirrel.h
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ void sq_newclosure(HSQUIRRELVM v,SQFUNCTION func,SQUnsignedInteger nfreevars);
 SQRESULT sq_setparamscheck(HSQUIRRELVM v,SQInteger nparamscheck,const SQChar *typemask);
 SQRESULT sq_bindenv(HSQUIRRELVM v,SQInteger idx);
 void sq_pushstring(HSQUIRRELVM v,const SQChar *s,SQInteger len);
-static inline void sq_pushstring(HSQUIRRELVM v, const std::string &str, SQInteger len = -1) { sq_pushstring(v, str.c_str(), len == -1 ? str.size() : len); }
+static inline void sq_pushstring(HSQUIRRELVM v, const std::string &str, SQInteger len = -1) { sq_pushstring(v, str.data(), len == -1 ? str.size() : len); }
 void sq_pushfloat(HSQUIRRELVM v,SQFloat f);
 void sq_pushinteger(HSQUIRRELVM v,SQInteger n);
 void sq_pushbool(HSQUIRRELVM v,SQBool b);
diff --git a/src/3rdparty/squirrel/squirrel/sqcompiler.cpp b/src/3rdparty/squirrel/squirrel/sqcompiler.cpp
index f29cf34485..ab11a2ccd1 100644
--- a/src/3rdparty/squirrel/squirrel/sqcompiler.cpp
+++ b/src/3rdparty/squirrel/squirrel/sqcompiler.cpp
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ public:
 				_ss(_vm)->_compilererrorhandler(_vm, compilererror.c_str(), type(_sourcename) == OT_STRING ? _stringval(_sourcename) : "unknown",
 					_lex._currentline, _lex._currentcolumn);
 			}
-			_vm->_lasterror = SQString::Create(_ss(_vm), compilererror.c_str(), -1);
+			_vm->_lasterror = SQString::Create(_ss(_vm), compilererror);
 			return false;
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/src/3rdparty/squirrel/squirrel/sqdebug.cpp b/src/3rdparty/squirrel/squirrel/sqdebug.cpp
index 6a7eea5169..6ea958bbdf 100644
--- a/src/3rdparty/squirrel/squirrel/sqdebug.cpp
+++ b/src/3rdparty/squirrel/squirrel/sqdebug.cpp
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ SQRESULT sq_stackinfos(HSQUIRRELVM v, SQInteger level, SQStackInfos *si)
 
 void SQVM::Raise_Error(const std::string &msg)
 {
-	_lasterror = SQString::Create(_ss(this),msg.c_str(),-1);
+	_lasterror = SQString::Create(_ss(this),msg);
 }
 
 void SQVM::Raise_Error(SQObjectPtr &desc)
@@ -79,9 +79,9 @@ SQString *SQVM::PrintObjVal(const SQObject &o)
 	switch(type(o)) {
 	case OT_STRING: return _string(o);
 	case OT_INTEGER:
-		return SQString::Create(_ss(this), fmt::format("{}", _integer(o)).c_str());
+		return SQString::Create(_ss(this), fmt::format("{}", _integer(o)));
 	case OT_FLOAT:
-		return SQString::Create(_ss(this), fmt::format("{:.14g}", _float(o)).c_str());
+		return SQString::Create(_ss(this), fmt::format("{:.14g}", _float(o)));
 	default:
 		return SQString::Create(_ss(this), GetTypeName(o));
 	}
diff --git a/src/3rdparty/squirrel/squirrel/sqstring.h b/src/3rdparty/squirrel/squirrel/sqstring.h
index a5f298e1e2..1d20d0b610 100644
--- a/src/3rdparty/squirrel/squirrel/sqstring.h
+++ b/src/3rdparty/squirrel/squirrel/sqstring.h
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ struct SQString : public SQRefCounted
 	~SQString(){}
 public:
 	static SQString *Create(SQSharedState *ss, const SQChar *, SQInteger len = -1 );
+	static SQString *Create(SQSharedState *ss, const std::string &str) { return Create(ss, str.data(), str.size()); }
 	SQInteger Next(const SQObjectPtr &refpos, SQObjectPtr &outkey, SQObjectPtr &outval);
 	void Release();
 	SQSharedState *_sharedstate;
diff --git a/src/3rdparty/squirrel/squirrel/sqvm.cpp b/src/3rdparty/squirrel/squirrel/sqvm.cpp
index a976a91093..977e9fa25c 100644
--- a/src/3rdparty/squirrel/squirrel/sqvm.cpp
+++ b/src/3rdparty/squirrel/squirrel/sqvm.cpp
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ void SQVM::ToString(const SQObjectPtr &o,SQObjectPtr &res)
 	default:
 		str = fmt::format("({} : 0x{:08X})",GetTypeName(o),(size_t)(void*)_rawval(o));
 	}
-	res = SQString::Create(_ss(this),str.c_str());
+	res = SQString::Create(_ss(this),str);
 }