diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/controllerbuttonsoverlay.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/controllerbuttonsoverlay.cpp
index 1d937c1e63..49a65b7e5a 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/controllerbuttonsoverlay.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/controllerbuttonsoverlay.cpp
@@ -48,9 +48,9 @@ namespace MWGui
 
         for (size_t i = 0; i < mButtons.size(); i++)
         {
-            getWidget(mButtons[i].mImage, "Btn" + sButtonDefs[i].mName + "Image");
-            getWidget(mButtons[i].mText, "Btn" + sButtonDefs[i].mName + "Text");
-            getWidget(mButtons[i].mHBox, "Btn" + sButtonDefs[i].mName);
+            getWidget(mButtons[i].mImage, "Btn" + std::string(sButtonDefs[i].mName) + "Image");
+            getWidget(mButtons[i].mText, "Btn" + std::string(sButtonDefs[i].mName) + "Text");
+            getWidget(mButtons[i].mHBox, "Btn" + std::string(sButtonDefs[i].mName));
 
             if (sButtonDefs[i].mInputType == InputType_Axis)
                 setIcon(mButtons[i].mImage, inputMgr->getControllerAxisIcon(sButtonDefs[i].mId.mAxis));
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/controllerbuttonsoverlay.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/controllerbuttonsoverlay.hpp
index df97be1678..5d451e4056 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/controllerbuttonsoverlay.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/controllerbuttonsoverlay.hpp
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #define MWGUI_CONTROLLERBUTTONSOVERLAY_H
 
 #include <array>
+#include <string_view>
 
 #include <MyGUI_ImageBox.h>
 #include <MyGUI_TextBox.h>
@@ -49,7 +50,7 @@ namespace MWGui
         struct ButtonDefinition
         {
             Button mButton;
-            std::string mName;
+            std::string_view mName;
             InputType mInputType;
             union
             {