diff --git a/src/main.cc b/src/main.cc
index 4ccc1d53..5d3ad6dd 100644
--- a/src/main.cc
+++ b/src/main.cc
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ void register_options()
                        UserInterface::Options());
 }
 
-void create_local_client(const String& init_command)
+void create_local_client(StringView init_command)
 {
     class LocalNCursesUI : public NCursesUI
     {