diff --git a/src/common/PhysicalJoystick.cxx b/src/common/PhysicalJoystick.cxx
index a893b1962..c04d13ee4 100644
--- a/src/common/PhysicalJoystick.cxx
+++ b/src/common/PhysicalJoystick.cxx
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ bool PhysicalJoystick::setMap(const json& map)
       continue;
     if(entry.key() == "port")
     {
-      port = getPort(entry.value());
+      port = getPort(string{entry.value()});  // json doesn't support string_view
       continue;
     }
 
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ string PhysicalJoystick::getName(const PhysicalJoystick::Port _port) const
 }
 
 // - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
-PhysicalJoystick::Port PhysicalJoystick::getPort(const string& portName) const
+PhysicalJoystick::Port PhysicalJoystick::getPort(string_view portName) const
 {
   static constexpr std::array<string_view,
     static_cast<int>(PhysicalJoystick::Port::NUM_PORTS)> NAMES =
diff --git a/src/common/PhysicalJoystick.hxx b/src/common/PhysicalJoystick.hxx
index 07aef67c8..ee0aaa422 100644
--- a/src/common/PhysicalJoystick.hxx
+++ b/src/common/PhysicalJoystick.hxx
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ class PhysicalJoystick
 
     // Convert from string to Port type and vice versa
     string getName(const Port _port) const;
-    Port getPort(const string& portName) const;  // FIXME: allow string_view
+    Port getPort(string_view portName) const;
 
     friend ostream& operator<<(ostream& os, const PhysicalJoystick& s) {
       os << "  ID: " << s.ID << ", name: " << s.name << ", numaxis: " << s.numAxes