diff --git a/src/core/memory_card.cpp b/src/core/memory_card.cpp
index 97212e727..6d8f886ff 100644
--- a/src/core/memory_card.cpp
+++ b/src/core/memory_card.cpp
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 
 LOG_CHANNEL(MemoryCard);
 
-static constexpr std::array<std::string_view, NUM_CONTROLLER_AND_CARD_PORTS> s_event_names = {{
+static constexpr std::array<const char*, NUM_CONTROLLER_AND_CARD_PORTS> s_event_names = {{
   "Memory Card 1 Host Flush",
   "Memory Card 2 Host Flush",
   "Memory Card 3 Host Flush",
diff --git a/src/core/timing_event.cpp b/src/core/timing_event.cpp
index bb243f350..277a60f92 100644
--- a/src/core/timing_event.cpp
+++ b/src/core/timing_event.cpp
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ static TimingEvent* TimingEvents::FindActiveEvent(const std::string_view name)
 {
   for (TimingEvent* event = s_state.active_events_head; event; event = event->next)
   {
-    if (event->GetName() == name)
+    if (name == event->GetName())
       return event;
   }
 
@@ -512,7 +512,8 @@ bool TimingEvents::DoState(StateWrapper& sw)
 
       for (TimingEvent* event = s_state.active_events_head; event; event = event->next)
       {
-        sw.Do(&event->m_name);
+        std::string_view event_name = event->GetName();
+        sw.Do(&event_name);
         GlobalTicks next_run_time =
           (s_state.current_event == event) ? s_state.current_event_next_run_time : event->m_next_run_time;
         sw.Do(&next_run_time);
@@ -528,8 +529,8 @@ bool TimingEvents::DoState(StateWrapper& sw)
   return !sw.HasError();
 }
 
-TimingEvent::TimingEvent(const std::string_view name, TickCount period, TickCount interval,
-                         TimingEventCallback callback, void* callback_param)
+TimingEvent::TimingEvent(const char* name, TickCount period, TickCount interval, TimingEventCallback callback,
+                         void* callback_param)
   : m_callback(callback), m_callback_param(callback_param), m_period(period), m_interval(interval), m_name(name)
 {
   const GlobalTicks ts = TimingEvents::GetTimestampForNewEvent();
diff --git a/src/core/timing_event.h b/src/core/timing_event.h
index b8e7133b3..1d7bc8e0d 100644
--- a/src/core/timing_event.h
+++ b/src/core/timing_event.h
@@ -15,11 +15,11 @@ using TimingEventCallback = void (*)(void* param, TickCount ticks);
 class TimingEvent
 {
 public:
-  TimingEvent(const std::string_view name, TickCount period, TickCount interval, TimingEventCallback callback,
+  TimingEvent(const char* name, TickCount period, TickCount interval, TimingEventCallback callback,
               void* callback_param);
   ~TimingEvent();
 
-  ALWAYS_INLINE const std::string_view GetName() const { return m_name; }
+  ALWAYS_INLINE const char* GetName() const { return m_name; }
   ALWAYS_INLINE bool IsActive() const { return m_active; }
 
   // Returns the number of ticks between each event.
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ public:
   TickCount m_interval;
   bool m_active = false;
 
-  std::string_view m_name;
+  const char* m_name;
 };
 
 namespace TimingEvents {
diff --git a/src/util/state_wrapper.cpp b/src/util/state_wrapper.cpp
index cc8dc9ff7..447263a70 100644
--- a/src/util/state_wrapper.cpp
+++ b/src/util/state_wrapper.cpp
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ void StateWrapper::Do(SmallStringBase* value_ptr)
 
 void StateWrapper::Do(std::string_view* value_ptr)
 {
-  Assert(m_mode == Mode::Write);
+  DebugAssert(m_mode == Mode::Write);
   u32 length = static_cast<u32>(value_ptr->length());
   Do(&length);
   DoBytes(const_cast<char*>(value_ptr->data()), length);