diff --git a/apps/ls.cpp b/apps/ls.cpp
index 65d6b0e3..2da0c0d6 100644
--- a/apps/ls.cpp
+++ b/apps/ls.cpp
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ Result<int> luna_main(int argc, char** argv)
     }
     else
     {
-        auto str = TRY(String::from_cstring(pathname.chars()));
+        auto str = TRY(String::from_string_view(pathname));
         TRY(files.try_append(move(str)));
     }
 
diff --git a/libluna/include/luna/String.h b/libluna/include/luna/String.h
index 2140fffb..e8abc98e 100644
--- a/libluna/include/luna/String.h
+++ b/libluna/include/luna/String.h
@@ -41,6 +41,10 @@ class String
     static Result<String> vformat(StringView fmt, va_list ap);
 
     static Result<String> from_cstring(const char* str);
+    static Result<String> from_string_view(StringView str)
+    {
+        return from_cstring(str.chars());
+    }
 
     const char* chars() const
     {