diff --git a/src/core/hle/service/nvdrv/nvdrv.cpp b/src/core/hle/service/nvdrv/nvdrv.cpp
index c5d3e2fff..1555ea806 100644
--- a/src/core/hle/service/nvdrv/nvdrv.cpp
+++ b/src/core/hle/service/nvdrv/nvdrv.cpp
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ Module::Module() {
     devices["/dev/nvhost-nvdec"] = std::make_shared<Devices::nvhost_nvdec>();
 }
 
-u32 Module::Open(std::string device_name) {
+u32 Module::Open(const std::string& device_name) {
     ASSERT_MSG(devices.find(device_name) != devices.end(), "Trying to open unknown device {}",
                device_name);
 
diff --git a/src/core/hle/service/nvdrv/nvdrv.h b/src/core/hle/service/nvdrv/nvdrv.h
index 35b2c65fc..184f3c9fc 100644
--- a/src/core/hle/service/nvdrv/nvdrv.h
+++ b/src/core/hle/service/nvdrv/nvdrv.h
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ public:
     }
 
     /// Opens a device node and returns a file descriptor to it.
-    u32 Open(std::string device_name);
+    u32 Open(const std::string& device_name);
     /// Sends an ioctl command to the specified file descriptor.
     u32 Ioctl(u32 fd, u32 command, const std::vector<u8>& input, std::vector<u8>& output);
     /// Closes a device file descriptor and returns operation success.