diff --git a/src/settings_internal.h b/src/settings_internal.h
--- a/src/settings_internal.h
+++ b/src/settings_internal.h
@@ -301,8 +301,8 @@ struct NullSettingDesc : SettingDesc {
 
 typedef std::initializer_list<std::unique_ptr<const SettingDesc>> SettingTable;
 
-const SettingDesc *GetSettingFromName(const char *name);
-void GetSettingSaveLoadByPrefix(const char *prefix, std::vector<SaveLoad> &saveloads);
+const SettingDesc *GetSettingFromName(const std::string_view name);
+void GetSettingSaveLoadByPrefix(const std::string_view prefix, std::vector<SaveLoad> &saveloads);
 bool SetSettingValue(const IntSettingDesc *sd, int32 value, bool force_newgame = false);
 bool SetSettingValue(const StringSettingDesc *sd, const std::string value, bool force_newgame = false);