diff --git a/llvm/tools/llvm-nm/llvm-nm.cpp b/llvm/tools/llvm-nm/llvm-nm.cpp
--- a/llvm/tools/llvm-nm/llvm-nm.cpp
+++ b/llvm/tools/llvm-nm/llvm-nm.cpp
@@ -708,8 +708,8 @@
 }
 
 static void sortAndPrintSymbolList(SymbolicFile &Obj, bool printName,
-                                   const std::string &ArchiveName,
-                                   const std::string &ArchitectureName) {
+                                   StringRef ArchiveName,
+                                   StringRef ArchitectureName) {
   if (!NoSort) {
     using Comparator = bool (*)(const NMSymbol &, const NMSymbol &);
     Comparator Cmp;
@@ -1186,8 +1186,8 @@
 
 static void
 dumpSymbolNamesFromObject(SymbolicFile &Obj, bool printName,
-                          const std::string &ArchiveName = std::string(),
-                          const std::string &ArchitectureName = std::string()) {
+                          StringRef ArchiveName = {},
+                          StringRef ArchitectureName = {}) {
   auto Symbols = Obj.symbols();
   if (DynamicSyms) {
     const auto *E = dyn_cast<ELFObjectFileBase>(&Obj);