diff --git a/rpcs3/rpcs3.cpp b/rpcs3/rpcs3.cpp
index 73f6984d51..1942de378d 100644
--- a/rpcs3/rpcs3.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/rpcs3.cpp
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ struct fatal_error_listener final : logs::listener
 public:
 	~fatal_error_listener() override = default;
 
-	void log(u64 /*stamp*/, const logs::message& msg, const std::string& prefix, const std::string& text) override
+	void log(u64 /*stamp*/, const logs::message& msg, std::string_view prefix, std::string_view text) override
 	{
 		if (msg == logs::level::fatal || (msg == logs::level::always && m_log_always))
 		{
diff --git a/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/log_frame.cpp b/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/log_frame.cpp
index fd294553ff..4dd664a99e 100644
--- a/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/log_frame.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/log_frame.cpp
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ struct gui_listener : logs::listener
 	{
 	}
 
-	void log(u64 stamp, const logs::message& msg, const std::string& prefix, const std::string& text) override
+	void log(u64 stamp, const logs::message& msg, std::string_view prefix, std::string_view text) override
 	{
 		Q_UNUSED(stamp)
 
diff --git a/rpcs3/util/logs.cpp b/rpcs3/util/logs.cpp
index 79ae9e8f4c..f5573c1d65 100644
--- a/rpcs3/util/logs.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/util/logs.cpp
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ namespace logs
 
 		~file_listener() override = default;
 
-		void log(u64 stamp, const message& msg, const std::string& prefix, const std::string& text) override;
+		void log(u64 stamp, const message& msg, std::string_view prefix, std::string_view text) override;
 
 		void sync() override
 		{
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ namespace logs
 		~root_listener() override = default;
 
 		// Encode level, current thread name, channel name and write log message
-		void log(u64, const message&, const std::string&, const std::string&) override
+		void log(u64, const message&, std::string_view, std::string_view) override
 		{
 			// Do nothing
 		}
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ namespace logs
 	{
 		std::lock_guard lock(g_mutex);
 
-		auto found = get_logger()->channels.equal_range(ch_name);
+		const auto found = get_logger()->channels.equal_range(ch_name);
 
 		if (found.first != found.second)
 		{
@@ -771,7 +771,7 @@ logs::file_listener::file_listener(const std::string& path, u64 max_size)
 	file_writer::log("\xEF\xBB\xBF", 3);
 }
 
-void logs::file_listener::log(u64 stamp, const logs::message& msg, const std::string& prefix, const std::string& _text)
+void logs::file_listener::log(u64 stamp, const logs::message& msg, std::string_view prefix, std::string_view _text)
 {
 	/*constinit thread_local*/ std::string text;
 	text.reserve(50000);
diff --git a/rpcs3/util/logs.hpp b/rpcs3/util/logs.hpp
index 21b00c4b35..52d163ed43 100644
--- a/rpcs3/util/logs.hpp
+++ b/rpcs3/util/logs.hpp
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ namespace logs
 		virtual ~listener();
 
 		// Process log message
-		virtual void log(u64 stamp, const message& msg, const std::string& prefix, const std::string& text) = 0;
+		virtual void log(u64 stamp, const message& msg, std::string_view prefix, std::string_view text) = 0;
 
 		// Flush contents (file writer)
 		virtual void sync();