diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/DSP/LabelMap.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/DSP/LabelMap.cpp
index dd045c5a44..5ff74b2e58 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/DSP/LabelMap.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/DSP/LabelMap.cpp
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ namespace DSP
 {
 struct LabelMap::Label
 {
-  Label(const std::string& lbl, s32 address, LabelType ltype)
-      : name(lbl), addr(address), type(ltype)
+  Label(std::string lbl, s32 address, LabelType ltype)
+      : name(std::move(lbl)), addr(address), type(ltype)
   {
   }
   std::string name;
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ void LabelMap::RegisterDefaults()
   }
 }
 
-void LabelMap::RegisterLabel(const std::string& label, u16 lval, LabelType type)
+void LabelMap::RegisterLabel(std::string label, u16 lval, LabelType type)
 {
   const std::optional<u16> old_value = GetLabelValue(label);
   if (old_value && old_value != lval)
@@ -51,10 +51,10 @@ void LabelMap::RegisterLabel(const std::string& label, u16 lval, LabelType type)
            *old_value);
     DeleteLabel(label);
   }
-  labels.emplace_back(label, lval, type);
+  labels.emplace_back(std::move(label), lval, type);
 }
 
-void LabelMap::DeleteLabel(const std::string& label)
+void LabelMap::DeleteLabel(std::string_view label)
 {
   const auto iter = std::find_if(labels.cbegin(), labels.cend(),
                                  [&label](const auto& entry) { return entry.name == label; });
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/DSP/LabelMap.h b/Source/Core/Core/DSP/LabelMap.h
index e9bcd3950b..2061a7ba55 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/DSP/LabelMap.h
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/DSP/LabelMap.h
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
 #include <optional>
 #include <string>
+#include <string_view>
 #include <vector>
 
 #include "Common/CommonTypes.h"
@@ -27,8 +28,8 @@ public:
   ~LabelMap();
 
   void RegisterDefaults();
-  void RegisterLabel(const std::string& label, u16 lval, LabelType type = LABEL_VALUE);
-  void DeleteLabel(const std::string& label);
+  void RegisterLabel(std::string label, u16 lval, LabelType type = LABEL_VALUE);
+  void DeleteLabel(std::string_view label);
   std::optional<u16> GetLabelValue(const std::string& label, LabelType type = LABEL_ANY) const;
   void Clear();