diff --git a/include/spdlog/async_logger.h b/include/spdlog/async_logger.h
index 4f0bf3f8..4a6eb768 100644
--- a/include/spdlog/async_logger.h
+++ b/include/spdlog/async_logger.h
@@ -33,13 +33,13 @@ class async_logger SPDLOG_FINAL : public std::enable_shared_from_this<async_logg
 
 public:
     template<typename It>
-    async_logger(const std::string &logger_name, const It &begin, const It &end, std::weak_ptr<details::thread_pool> tp,
+    async_logger(std::string logger_name, const It &begin, const It &end, std::weak_ptr<details::thread_pool> tp,
         async_overflow_policy overflow_policy = async_overflow_policy::block);
 
-    async_logger(const std::string &logger_name, sinks_init_list sinks, std::weak_ptr<details::thread_pool> tp,
+    async_logger(std::string logger_name, sinks_init_list sinks, std::weak_ptr<details::thread_pool> tp,
         async_overflow_policy overflow_policy = async_overflow_policy::block);
 
-    async_logger(const std::string &logger_name, sink_ptr single_sink, std::weak_ptr<details::thread_pool> tp,
+    async_logger(std::string logger_name, sink_ptr single_sink, std::weak_ptr<details::thread_pool> tp,
         async_overflow_policy overflow_policy = async_overflow_policy::block);
 
 protected:
diff --git a/include/spdlog/details/async_logger_impl.h b/include/spdlog/details/async_logger_impl.h
index 77247ab7..6ddec901 100644
--- a/include/spdlog/details/async_logger_impl.h
+++ b/include/spdlog/details/async_logger_impl.h
@@ -15,23 +15,23 @@
 #include <string>
 
 template<typename It>
-inline spdlog::async_logger::async_logger(const std::string &logger_name, const It &begin, const It &end,
+inline spdlog::async_logger::async_logger(std::string logger_name, const It &begin, const It &end,
     std::weak_ptr<details::thread_pool> tp, async_overflow_policy overflow_policy)
-    : logger(logger_name, begin, end)
+    : logger(std::move(logger_name), begin, end)
     , thread_pool_(tp)
     , overflow_policy_(overflow_policy)
 {
 }
 
-inline spdlog::async_logger::async_logger(const std::string &logger_name, sinks_init_list sinks_list,
+inline spdlog::async_logger::async_logger(std::string logger_name, sinks_init_list sinks_list,
     std::weak_ptr<details::thread_pool> tp, async_overflow_policy overflow_policy)
-    : async_logger(logger_name, sinks_list.begin(), sinks_list.end(), tp, overflow_policy)
+    : async_logger(std::move(logger_name), sinks_list.begin(), sinks_list.end(), tp, overflow_policy)
 {
 }
 
 inline spdlog::async_logger::async_logger(
-    const std::string &logger_name, sink_ptr single_sink, std::weak_ptr<details::thread_pool> tp, async_overflow_policy overflow_policy)
-    : async_logger(logger_name, {single_sink}, tp, overflow_policy)
+    std::string logger_name, sink_ptr single_sink, std::weak_ptr<details::thread_pool> tp, async_overflow_policy overflow_policy)
+    : async_logger(std::move(logger_name), {single_sink}, tp, overflow_policy)
 {
 }