diff --git a/engine/include/nova/platform/window_driver.h b/engine/include/nova/platform/window_driver.h
index ea5cacb..72dc9b2 100644
--- a/engine/include/nova/platform/window_driver.h
+++ b/engine/include/nova/platform/window_driver.h
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 #include <nova/render/render_structs.h>
 #include <nova/types.h>
 
-#include <string_view>
+#include <string>
 
 namespace Nova {
 	class RenderDriver;
@@ -30,10 +30,10 @@ namespace Nova {
 		virtual void beep() = 0;
 
 		virtual u32 get_window_count() const = 0;
-		[[nodiscard]] virtual WindowID create_window(std::string_view title, u32 width, u32 height) = 0;
+		[[nodiscard]] virtual WindowID create_window(const std::string& title, u32 width, u32 height) = 0;
 		virtual void destroy_window(WindowID window) = 0;
 
-		virtual void set_window_title(WindowID window, std::string_view title) = 0;
+		virtual void set_window_title(WindowID window, const std::string& title) = 0;
 		virtual void set_window_size(WindowID window, u32 width, u32 height) = 0;
 		virtual void set_window_position(WindowID window, i32 x, i32 y) = 0;
 
diff --git a/engine/src/platform/linux/x11/window_driver.cpp b/engine/src/platform/linux/x11/window_driver.cpp
index 559c27a..0908c6f 100644
--- a/engine/src/platform/linux/x11/window_driver.cpp
+++ b/engine/src/platform/linux/x11/window_driver.cpp
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ u32 X11WindowDriver::get_window_count() const {
 	return static_cast<u32>(m_windows.size());
 }
 
-WindowID X11WindowDriver::create_window(const std::string_view p_title, const u32 p_width, const u32 p_height) {
+WindowID X11WindowDriver::create_window(const std::string& p_title, const u32 p_width, const u32 p_height) {
 	NOVA_AUTO_TRACE();
 
 	X11::Window handle = XCreateSimpleWindow(m_display, DefaultRootWindow(m_display), 0, 0, p_width, p_height, 0, 0, 0);
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ WindowID X11WindowDriver::create_window(const std::string_view p_title, const u3
 
 	XSetWMProtocols(m_display, handle, &m_window_close_atom, 1);
 	XSelectInput(m_display, handle, StructureNotifyMask);
-	XStoreName(m_display, handle, p_title.data());
+	XStoreName(m_display, handle, p_title.c_str());
 	XMapWindow(m_display, handle);
 	XFlush(m_display);
 
@@ -135,10 +135,10 @@ void X11WindowDriver::destroy_window(WindowID p_window) {
 	m_windows.erase(p_window->handle);
 }
 
-void X11WindowDriver::set_window_title(WindowID p_window, const std::string_view p_title) {
+void X11WindowDriver::set_window_title(WindowID p_window, const std::string& p_title) {
 	NOVA_AUTO_TRACE();
 	NOVA_ASSERT(p_window);
-	XStoreName(m_display, p_window->handle, p_title.data());
+	XStoreName(m_display, p_window->handle, p_title.c_str());
 }
 
 void X11WindowDriver::set_window_size(WindowID p_window, const u32 p_width, const u32 p_height) {
diff --git a/engine/src/platform/linux/x11/window_driver.h b/engine/src/platform/linux/x11/window_driver.h
index 65555c5..c842eb1 100644
--- a/engine/src/platform/linux/x11/window_driver.h
+++ b/engine/src/platform/linux/x11/window_driver.h
@@ -27,10 +27,10 @@ namespace Nova {
 		void beep() override;
 
 		u32 get_window_count() const override;
-		[[nodiscard]] WindowID create_window(std::string_view title, u32 width, u32 height) override;
+		[[nodiscard]] WindowID create_window(const std::string& title, u32 width, u32 height) override;
 		void destroy_window(WindowID window) override;
 
-		void set_window_title(WindowID window, std::string_view title) override;
+		void set_window_title(WindowID window, const std::string& title) override;
 		void set_window_size(WindowID window, u32 width, u32 height) override;
 		void set_window_position(WindowID window, i32 x, i32 y) override;