diff --git a/rtc_base/helpers.cc b/rtc_base/helpers.cc
index 64cab10..3372398 100644
--- a/rtc_base/helpers.cc
+++ b/rtc_base/helpers.cc
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #include <limits>
 #include <memory>
 
+#include "absl/strings/string_view.h"
 #include "rtc_base/checks.h"
 #include "rtc_base/logging.h"
 
@@ -145,10 +146,8 @@
   return CreateRandomString(len, kBase64, 64, str);
 }
 
-bool CreateRandomString(size_t len,
-                        const std::string& table,
-                        std::string* str) {
-  return CreateRandomString(len, table.c_str(), static_cast<int>(table.size()),
+bool CreateRandomString(size_t len, absl::string_view table, std::string* str) {
+  return CreateRandomString(len, table.data(), static_cast<int>(table.size()),
                             str);
 }