diff --git a/Kernel/FileSystem/DevFS.cpp b/Kernel/FileSystem/DevFS.cpp
index ea60808cb6..7bc8f70d5b 100644
--- a/Kernel/FileSystem/DevFS.cpp
+++ b/Kernel/FileSystem/DevFS.cpp
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ KResult DevFSInode::truncate(u64)
     return EPERM;
 }
 
-String DevFSLinkInode::name() const
+StringView DevFSLinkInode::name() const
 {
     return m_name;
 }
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ KResult DevFSDeviceInode::chown(uid_t uid, gid_t gid)
     return KSuccess;
 }
 
-String DevFSDeviceInode::name() const
+StringView DevFSDeviceInode::name() const
 {
     Locker locker(m_inode_lock);
     if (m_cached_name.is_null() || m_cached_name.is_empty())
diff --git a/Kernel/FileSystem/DevFS.h b/Kernel/FileSystem/DevFS.h
index 6d0523c812..4096ededdf 100644
--- a/Kernel/FileSystem/DevFS.h
+++ b/Kernel/FileSystem/DevFS.h
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ class DevFSInode : public Inode {
     friend class DevFSRootDirectoryInode;
 
 public:
-    virtual String name() const = 0;
+    virtual StringView name() const = 0;
 
 protected:
     DevFSInode(DevFS&);
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ class DevFSDeviceInode : public DevFSInode {
     friend class DevFSRootDirectoryInode;
 
 public:
-    virtual String name() const override;
+    virtual StringView name() const override;
     virtual ~DevFSDeviceInode() override;
 
 private:
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ class DevFSLinkInode : public DevFSInode {
     friend class DevFSRootDirectoryInode;
 
 public:
-    virtual String name() const override;
+    virtual StringView name() const override;
     virtual ~DevFSLinkInode() override;
 
 protected:
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ class DevFSPtsDirectoryInode final : public DevFSDirectoryInode {
 
 public:
     virtual ~DevFSPtsDirectoryInode() override;
-    virtual String name() const override { return "pts"; };
+    virtual StringView name() const override { return "pts"; };
 
 private:
     explicit DevFSPtsDirectoryInode(DevFS&);
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ class DevFSRootDirectoryInode final : public DevFSDirectoryInode {
 
 public:
     virtual ~DevFSRootDirectoryInode() override;
-    virtual String name() const override { return "."; }
+    virtual StringView name() const override { return "."; }
 
 private:
     explicit DevFSRootDirectoryInode(DevFS&);