diff --git a/include/spdlog/details/logger_impl.h b/include/spdlog/details/logger_impl.h
index e7385b5d..850f8639 100644
--- a/include/spdlog/details/logger_impl.h
+++ b/include/spdlog/details/logger_impl.h
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ inline void spdlog::logger::log(level::level_enum lvl, const T &msg)
     }
     try
     {
-        details::log_msg log_msg(&name_, lvl, static_cast<spdlog::string_view_t>(msg));
+        details::log_msg log_msg(&name_, lvl, msg);
         sink_it_(log_msg);
     }
     SPDLOG_CATCH_AND_HANDLE
diff --git a/include/spdlog/details/pattern_formatter.h b/include/spdlog/details/pattern_formatter.h
index 17801a34..36174172 100644
--- a/include/spdlog/details/pattern_formatter.h
+++ b/include/spdlog/details/pattern_formatter.h
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ class name_formatter : public flag_formatter
 {
     void format(const details::log_msg &msg, const std::tm &, fmt::memory_buffer &dest) override
     {
-        fmt_helper::append_string_view(string_view_t(*msg.logger_name), dest);
+        fmt_helper::append_string_view(*msg.logger_name, dest);
     }
 };