diff --git a/Source/Core/Common/TraversalClient.cpp b/Source/Core/Common/TraversalClient.cpp
index 19014932a4..e34d2cbf2f 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Common/TraversalClient.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Common/TraversalClient.cpp
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ static ENetAddress MakeENetAddress(const TraversalInetAddress& address)
   return eaddr;
 }
 
-void TraversalClient::ConnectToClient(const std::string& host)
+void TraversalClient::ConnectToClient(std::string_view host)
 {
   if (host.size() > sizeof(TraversalHostId))
   {
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ void TraversalClient::ConnectToClient(const std::string& host)
   }
   TraversalPacket packet = {};
   packet.type = TraversalPacketType::ConnectPlease;
-  memcpy(packet.connectPlease.hostId.data(), host.c_str(), host.size());
+  memcpy(packet.connectPlease.hostId.data(), host.data(), host.size());
   m_ConnectRequestId = SendTraversalPacket(packet);
   m_PendingConnect = true;
 }
diff --git a/Source/Core/Common/TraversalClient.h b/Source/Core/Common/TraversalClient.h
index 9d61680771..e621a8169a 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Common/TraversalClient.h
+++ b/Source/Core/Common/TraversalClient.h
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #include <list>
 #include <memory>
 #include <string>
+#include <string_view>
 
 #include <enet/enet.h>
 
@@ -51,7 +52,7 @@ public:
   bool IsConnected() const { return m_State == State::Connected; }
 
   void Reset();
-  void ConnectToClient(const std::string& host);
+  void ConnectToClient(std::string_view host);
   void ReconnectToServer();
   void Update();
   void HandleResends();