diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwbase/statemanager.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwbase/statemanager.hpp
index 3c1d4eabfb..1a25da32b0 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwbase/statemanager.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwbase/statemanager.hpp
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ namespace MWBase
 
         virtual void deleteGame(const MWState::Character* character, const MWState::Slot* slot) = 0;
 
-        virtual void saveGame(const std::string& description, const MWState::Slot* slot = nullptr) = 0;
+        virtual void saveGame(std::string_view description, const MWState::Slot* slot = nullptr) = 0;
         ///< Write a saved game to \a slot or create a new slot if \a slot == 0.
         ///
         /// \note Slot must belong to the current character.
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/savegamedialog.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/savegamedialog.cpp
index 84b7240b2b..4b0517c3e0 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/savegamedialog.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/savegamedialog.cpp
@@ -301,7 +301,8 @@ namespace MWGui
 
         if (mSaving)
         {
-            MWBase::Environment::get().getStateManager()->saveGame(mSaveNameEdit->getCaption(), mCurrentSlot);
+            std::string_view nameAsStringView = std::basic_string_view(mSaveNameEdit->getCaption().asUTF8().c_str());
+            MWBase::Environment::get().getStateManager()->saveGame(nameAsStringView, mCurrentSlot);
         }
         else
         {
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwstate/statemanagerimp.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwstate/statemanagerimp.cpp
index 1e12c98582..f5db8b26ba 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwstate/statemanagerimp.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwstate/statemanagerimp.cpp
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ void MWState::StateManager::resumeGame()
     mState = State_Running;
 }
 
-void MWState::StateManager::saveGame(const std::string& description, const Slot* slot)
+void MWState::StateManager::saveGame(std::string_view description, const Slot* slot)
 {
     MWState::Character* character = getCurrentCharacter();
 
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwstate/statemanagerimp.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwstate/statemanagerimp.hpp
index f9ba51d456..df62ca7ebf 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwstate/statemanagerimp.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwstate/statemanagerimp.hpp
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ namespace MWState
         ///< Delete a saved game slot from this character. If all save slots are deleted, the character will be deleted
         ///< too.
 
-        void saveGame(const std::string& description, const Slot* slot = nullptr) override;
+        void saveGame(std::string_view description, const Slot* slot = nullptr) override;
         ///< Write a saved game to \a slot or create a new slot if \a slot == 0.
         ///
         /// \note Slot must belong to the current character.