diff --git a/src/common/file_util.h b/src/common/file_util.h
index 38cc7f059..cd5a0c5fc 100644
--- a/src/common/file_util.h
+++ b/src/common/file_util.h
@@ -257,8 +257,8 @@ public:
         return WriteArray(&object, 1);
     }
 
-    std::size_t WriteString(const std::string& str) {
-        return WriteArray(str.c_str(), str.length());
+    std::size_t WriteString(std::string_view str) {
+        return WriteArray(str.data(), str.length());
     }
 
     bool IsOpen() const {