diff --git a/src/lib/nfs/Connection.hxx b/src/lib/nfs/Connection.hxx
index ad2756fe8..814209890 100644
--- a/src/lib/nfs/Connection.hxx
+++ b/src/lib/nfs/Connection.hxx
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
 // Copyright The Music Player Daemon Project
 
-#ifndef MPD_NFS_CONNECTION_HXX
-#define MPD_NFS_CONNECTION_HXX
+#pragma once
 
 #include "Cancellable.hxx"
 #include "event/SocketEvent.hxx"
@@ -124,7 +123,8 @@ class NfsConnection {
 public:
 	[[gnu::nonnull]]
 	NfsConnection(EventLoop &_loop,
-		      const char *_server, const char *_export_name) noexcept
+		      std::string_view _server,
+		      std::string_view _export_name) noexcept
 		:socket_event(_loop, BIND_THIS_METHOD(OnSocketReady)),
 		 defer_new_lease(_loop, BIND_THIS_METHOD(RunDeferred)),
 		 mount_timeout_event(_loop, BIND_THIS_METHOD(OnMountTimeout)),
@@ -141,13 +141,13 @@ public:
 	}
 
 	[[gnu::pure]]
-	const char *GetServer() const noexcept {
-		return server.c_str();
+	std::string_view GetServer() const noexcept {
+		return server;
 	}
 
 	[[gnu::pure]]
-	const char *GetExportName() const noexcept {
-		return export_name.c_str();
+	std::string_view GetExportName() const noexcept {
+		return export_name;
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -225,5 +225,3 @@ private:
 	/* DeferEvent callback */
 	void RunDeferred() noexcept;
 };
-
-#endif
diff --git a/src/lib/nfs/FileReader.cxx b/src/lib/nfs/FileReader.cxx
index 4ef943d50..39bcf9315 100644
--- a/src/lib/nfs/FileReader.cxx
+++ b/src/lib/nfs/FileReader.cxx
@@ -268,6 +268,6 @@ NfsFileReader::OnDeferredOpen() noexcept
 
 	state = State::MOUNT;
 
-	connection = &nfs_get_connection(server.c_str(), export_name.c_str());
+	connection = &nfs_get_connection(server, export_name);
 	connection->AddLease(*this);
 }
diff --git a/src/lib/nfs/Glue.cxx b/src/lib/nfs/Glue.cxx
index 6d518020e..013e0abcc 100644
--- a/src/lib/nfs/Glue.cxx
+++ b/src/lib/nfs/Glue.cxx
@@ -40,7 +40,8 @@ nfs_get_event_loop() noexcept
 }
 
 NfsConnection &
-nfs_get_connection(const char *server, const char *export_name) noexcept
+nfs_get_connection(std::string_view server,
+		   std::string_view export_name) noexcept
 {
 	assert(in_use > 0);
 
diff --git a/src/lib/nfs/Glue.hxx b/src/lib/nfs/Glue.hxx
index 6b66fda6a..7e5150ea4 100644
--- a/src/lib/nfs/Glue.hxx
+++ b/src/lib/nfs/Glue.hxx
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
 // Copyright The Music Player Daemon Project
 
-#ifndef MPD_NFS_GLUE_HXX
-#define MPD_NFS_GLUE_HXX
+#pragma once
+
+#include <string_view>
 
 class EventLoop;
 class NfsConnection;
@@ -22,6 +23,5 @@ nfs_get_event_loop() noexcept;
 
 [[gnu::pure]]
 NfsConnection &
-nfs_get_connection(const char *server, const char *export_name) noexcept;
-
-#endif
+nfs_get_connection(std::string_view server,
+		   std::string_view export_name) noexcept;
diff --git a/src/lib/nfs/Manager.cxx b/src/lib/nfs/Manager.cxx
index 7005d7a6d..6cab13390 100644
--- a/src/lib/nfs/Manager.cxx
+++ b/src/lib/nfs/Manager.cxx
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ class NfsManager::ManagedConnection final
 
 public:
 	ManagedConnection(NfsManager &_manager, EventLoop &_loop,
-			  const char *_server,
-			  const char *_export_name) noexcept
+			  std::string_view _server,
+			  std::string_view _export_name) noexcept
 		:NfsConnection(_loop, _server, _export_name),
 		 manager(_manager) {}
 
@@ -55,15 +55,13 @@ NfsManager::~NfsManager() noexcept
 }
 
 NfsConnection &
-NfsManager::GetConnection(const char *server, const char *export_name) noexcept
+NfsManager::GetConnection(std::string_view server, std::string_view export_name) noexcept
 {
-	assert(server != nullptr);
-	assert(export_name != nullptr);
 	assert(GetEventLoop().IsInside());
 
 	for (auto &c : connections)
-		if (StringIsEqual(server, c.GetServer()) &&
-		    StringIsEqual(export_name, c.GetExportName()))
+		if (c.GetServer() == server &&
+		    c.GetExportName() == export_name)
 			return c;
 
 	auto c = new ManagedConnection(*this, GetEventLoop(),
diff --git a/src/lib/nfs/Manager.hxx b/src/lib/nfs/Manager.hxx
index 32c531b4c..21cdcfa02 100644
--- a/src/lib/nfs/Manager.hxx
+++ b/src/lib/nfs/Manager.hxx
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 #include "event/IdleEvent.hxx"
 #include "util/IntrusiveList.hxx"
 
+#include <string_view>
+
 class NfsConnection;
 
 /**
@@ -40,8 +42,8 @@ public:
 	}
 
 	[[gnu::pure]]
-	NfsConnection &GetConnection(const char *server,
-				     const char *export_name) noexcept;
+	NfsConnection &GetConnection(std::string_view server,
+				     std::string_view export_name) noexcept;
 
 private:
 	void ScheduleDelete(ManagedConnection &c) noexcept;
diff --git a/src/storage/plugins/NfsStorage.cxx b/src/storage/plugins/NfsStorage.cxx
index 265b7e2d6..2ce618ff1 100644
--- a/src/storage/plugins/NfsStorage.cxx
+++ b/src/storage/plugins/NfsStorage.cxx
@@ -141,8 +141,7 @@ private:
 		assert(state != State::READY);
 		assert(GetEventLoop().IsInside());
 
-		connection = &nfs_get_connection(server.c_str(),
-						 export_name.c_str());
+		connection = &nfs_get_connection(server, export_name);
 		connection->AddLease(*this);
 
 		SetState(State::CONNECTING);