diff --git a/Source/Core/DolphinQt/Debugger/MemoryViewWidget.cpp b/Source/Core/DolphinQt/Debugger/MemoryViewWidget.cpp
index 519dea6ebe..752c4680a0 100644
--- a/Source/Core/DolphinQt/Debugger/MemoryViewWidget.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/DolphinQt/Debugger/MemoryViewWidget.cpp
@@ -609,7 +609,7 @@ AddressSpace::Type MemoryViewWidget::GetAddressSpace() const
   return m_address_space;
 }
 
-std::vector<u8> MemoryViewWidget::ConvertTextToBytes(Type type, QString input_text)
+std::vector<u8> MemoryViewWidget::ConvertTextToBytes(Type type, QStringView input_text) const
 {
   if (type == Type::Null)
     return {};
diff --git a/Source/Core/DolphinQt/Debugger/MemoryViewWidget.h b/Source/Core/DolphinQt/Debugger/MemoryViewWidget.h
index 1b8bed117a..c958ede341 100644
--- a/Source/Core/DolphinQt/Debugger/MemoryViewWidget.h
+++ b/Source/Core/DolphinQt/Debugger/MemoryViewWidget.h
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ public:
   void UpdateFont();
   void ToggleBreakpoint(u32 addr, bool row);
 
-  std::vector<u8> ConvertTextToBytes(Type type, QString input_text);
+  std::vector<u8> ConvertTextToBytes(Type type, QStringView input_text) const;
   void SetAddressSpace(AddressSpace::Type address_space);
   AddressSpace::Type GetAddressSpace() const;
   void SetDisplay(Type type, int bytes_per_row, int alignment, bool dual_view);