diff --git a/src/xenia/kernel/util/shim_utils.h b/src/xenia/kernel/util/shim_utils.h
index 0b6551615..579305a72 100644
--- a/src/xenia/kernel/util/shim_utils.h
+++ b/src/xenia/kernel/util/shim_utils.h
@@ -84,18 +84,18 @@ inline uint64_t get_arg_64(PPCContext* ppc_context, uint8_t index) {
   return SHIM_MEM_64(stack_address);
 }
 
-inline std::string TranslateAnsiString(const Memory* memory,
-                                       const X_ANSI_STRING* ansi_string) {
+inline std::string_view TranslateAnsiString(const Memory* memory,
+                                            const X_ANSI_STRING* ansi_string) {
   if (!ansi_string || !ansi_string->length) {
     return "";
   }
-  return std::string(
+  return std::string_view(
       memory->TranslateVirtual<const char*>(ansi_string->pointer),
       ansi_string->length);
 }
 
-inline std::string TranslateAnsiStringAddress(const Memory* memory,
-                                              uint32_t guest_address) {
+inline std::string_view TranslateAnsiStringAddress(const Memory* memory,
+                                                   uint32_t guest_address) {
   if (!guest_address) {
     return "";
   }
@@ -440,7 +440,7 @@ inline void AppendParam(StringBuffer* string_buffer,
   if (record) {
     auto name_string =
         kernel_memory()->TranslateVirtual<X_ANSI_STRING*>(record->name_ptr);
-    std::string name =
+    std::string_view name =
         name_string == nullptr
             ? "(null)"
             : util::TranslateAnsiString(kernel_memory(), name_string);
diff --git a/src/xenia/kernel/xboxkrnl/xboxkrnl_io.cc b/src/xenia/kernel/xboxkrnl/xboxkrnl_io.cc
index 2e2022bc6..3e7a700ef 100644
--- a/src/xenia/kernel/xboxkrnl/xboxkrnl_io.cc
+++ b/src/xenia/kernel/xboxkrnl/xboxkrnl_io.cc
@@ -614,8 +614,7 @@ dword_result_t NtOpenSymbolicLinkObject_entry(
   auto object_name =
       kernel_memory()->TranslateVirtual<X_ANSI_STRING*>(object_attrs->name_ptr);
 
-  std::string target_path =
-      util::TranslateAnsiString(kernel_memory(), object_name);
+  auto target_path = util::TranslateAnsiString(kernel_memory(), object_name);
 
   // Enforce that the path is ASCII.
   if (!IsValidPath(target_path, false)) {
diff --git a/src/xenia/kernel/xboxkrnl/xboxkrnl_ob.cc b/src/xenia/kernel/xboxkrnl/xboxkrnl_ob.cc
index 1eec0e430..8ecc5b3c0 100644
--- a/src/xenia/kernel/xboxkrnl/xboxkrnl_ob.cc
+++ b/src/xenia/kernel/xboxkrnl/xboxkrnl_ob.cc
@@ -144,10 +144,10 @@ DECLARE_XBOXKRNL_EXPORT1(ObDereferenceObject, kNone, kImplemented);
 
 dword_result_t ObCreateSymbolicLink_entry(pointer_t<X_ANSI_STRING> path_ptr,
                                           pointer_t<X_ANSI_STRING> target_ptr) {
-  auto path = util::TranslateAnsiString(kernel_memory(), path_ptr);
-  auto target = util::TranslateAnsiString(kernel_memory(), target_ptr);
-  path = xe::utf8::canonicalize_guest_path(path);
-  target = xe::utf8::canonicalize_guest_path(target);
+  auto path = xe::utf8::canonicalize_guest_path(
+      util::TranslateAnsiString(kernel_memory(), path_ptr));
+  auto target = xe::utf8::canonicalize_guest_path(
+      util::TranslateAnsiString(kernel_memory(), target_ptr));
 
   if (xe::utf8::starts_with(path, u8"\\??\\")) {
     path = path.substr(4);  // Strip the full qualifier
diff --git a/src/xenia/kernel/xobject.cc b/src/xenia/kernel/xobject.cc
index 20b85249b..bf189c2af 100644
--- a/src/xenia/kernel/xobject.cc
+++ b/src/xenia/kernel/xobject.cc
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ void XObject::SetAttributes(uint32_t obj_attributes_ptr) {
       memory(), xe::load_and_swap<uint32_t>(
                     memory()->TranslateVirtual(obj_attributes_ptr + 4)));
   if (!name.empty()) {
-    name_ = std::move(name);
+    name_ = std::string(name);
     kernel_state_->object_table()->AddNameMapping(name_, handles_[0]);
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/xenia/kernel/xsymboliclink.cc b/src/xenia/kernel/xsymboliclink.cc
index 0d0a2ad43..e282a8879 100644
--- a/src/xenia/kernel/xsymboliclink.cc
+++ b/src/xenia/kernel/xsymboliclink.cc
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ XSymbolicLink::~XSymbolicLink() {}
 
 void XSymbolicLink::Initialize(const std::string_view path,
                                const std::string_view target) {
-  path_ = path;
-  target_ = target;
+  path_ = std::string(path);
+  target_ = std::string(target);
   // TODO(gibbed): kernel_state_->RegisterSymbolicLink(this);
 }