diff --git a/Userland/Applications/FileManager/DirectoryView.cpp b/Userland/Applications/FileManager/DirectoryView.cpp
index 5909032c84..14e1d689bc 100644
--- a/Userland/Applications/FileManager/DirectoryView.cpp
+++ b/Userland/Applications/FileManager/DirectoryView.cpp
@@ -392,7 +392,7 @@ void DirectoryView::set_view_mode(ViewMode mode)
     VERIFY_NOT_REACHED();
 }
 
-void DirectoryView::add_path_to_history(const StringView& path)
+void DirectoryView::add_path_to_history(String path)
 {
     if (m_path_history.size() && m_path_history.at(m_path_history_position) == path)
         return;
@@ -400,11 +400,11 @@ void DirectoryView::add_path_to_history(const StringView& path)
     if (m_path_history_position < m_path_history.size())
         m_path_history.resize(m_path_history_position + 1);
 
-    m_path_history.append(path);
+    m_path_history.append(move(path));
     m_path_history_position = m_path_history.size() - 1;
 }
 
-void DirectoryView::open(const StringView& path)
+void DirectoryView::open(String const& path)
 {
     auto real_path = Core::File::real_path_for(path);
 
diff --git a/Userland/Applications/FileManager/DirectoryView.h b/Userland/Applications/FileManager/DirectoryView.h
index 5ca87294c2..42814fa6e1 100644
--- a/Userland/Applications/FileManager/DirectoryView.h
+++ b/Userland/Applications/FileManager/DirectoryView.h
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ public:
 
     virtual ~DirectoryView() override;
 
-    void open(const StringView& path);
+    void open(String const& path);
     String path() const { return model().root_path(); }
     void open_parent_directory();
     void open_previous_directory();
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ private:
     NonnullRefPtr<GUI::SortingProxyModel> m_sorting_model;
     size_t m_path_history_position { 0 };
     Vector<String> m_path_history;
-    void add_path_to_history(const StringView& path);
+    void add_path_to_history(String);
 
     RefPtr<GUI::Label> m_error_label;