diff --git a/src/libstore/sqlite.cc b/src/libstore/sqlite.cc
index eb1daafc5..63527a811 100644
--- a/src/libstore/sqlite.cc
+++ b/src/libstore/sqlite.cc
@@ -95,10 +95,10 @@ SQLiteStmt::Use::~Use()
     sqlite3_reset(stmt);
 }
 
-SQLiteStmt::Use & SQLiteStmt::Use::operator () (const std::string & value, bool notNull)
+SQLiteStmt::Use & SQLiteStmt::Use::operator () (std::string_view value, bool notNull)
 {
     if (notNull) {
-        if (sqlite3_bind_text(stmt, curArg++, value.c_str(), -1, SQLITE_TRANSIENT) != SQLITE_OK)
+        if (sqlite3_bind_text(stmt, curArg++, value.data(), -1, SQLITE_TRANSIENT) != SQLITE_OK)
             throwSQLiteError(stmt.db, "binding argument");
     } else
         bind();
diff --git a/src/libstore/sqlite.hh b/src/libstore/sqlite.hh
index fd04c9b07..661a384ef 100644
--- a/src/libstore/sqlite.hh
+++ b/src/libstore/sqlite.hh
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ struct SQLiteStmt
         ~Use();
 
         /* Bind the next parameter. */
-        Use & operator () (const std::string & value, bool notNull = true);
+        Use & operator () (std::string_view value, bool notNull = true);
         Use & operator () (const unsigned char * data, size_t len, bool notNull = true);
         Use & operator () (int64_t value, bool notNull = true);
         Use & bind(); // null