diff --git a/src/corelib/io/qloggingregistry.cpp b/src/corelib/io/qloggingregistry.cpp
index 3c835cce5a4..f9728f9b72d 100644
--- a/src/corelib/io/qloggingregistry.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/io/qloggingregistry.cpp
@@ -347,8 +347,8 @@ void QLoggingRegistry::unregisterCategory(QLoggingCategory *cat)
     for enabling debugging by default for category \a categoryName. The
     category name must start with "qt."
 */
-void QLoggingRegistry::registerEnvironmentOverrideForCategory(QByteArrayView categoryName,
-                                                              QByteArrayView environment)
+void QLoggingRegistry::registerEnvironmentOverrideForCategory(const char *categoryName,
+                                                              const char *environment)
 {
     qtCategoryEnvironmentOverrides.insert(categoryName, environment);
 }
@@ -442,7 +442,7 @@ void QLoggingRegistry::defaultCategoryFilter(QLoggingCategory *cat)
             if (it == reg->qtCategoryEnvironmentOverrides.end())
                 debug = false;
             else
-                debug = qEnvironmentVariableIntValue(it.value().data());
+                debug = qEnvironmentVariableIntValue(it.value());
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/corelib/io/qloggingregistry_p.h b/src/corelib/io/qloggingregistry_p.h
index 69ed1a4f96e..aa38ed895be 100644
--- a/src/corelib/io/qloggingregistry_p.h
+++ b/src/corelib/io/qloggingregistry_p.h
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ public:
 #ifndef QT_BUILD_INTERNAL
     Q_CORE_EXPORT   // always export from QtCore
 #endif
-    void registerEnvironmentOverrideForCategory(QByteArrayView categoryName, QByteArrayView environment);
+    void registerEnvironmentOverrideForCategory(const char *categoryName, const char *environment);
 
     void setApiRules(const QString &content);
 
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ private:
     QList<QLoggingRule> ruleSets[NumRuleSets];
     QHash<QLoggingCategory *, QtMsgType> categories;
     QLoggingCategory::CategoryFilter categoryFilter;
-    QMap<QByteArrayView, QByteArrayView> qtCategoryEnvironmentOverrides;
+    QMap<QByteArrayView, const char *> qtCategoryEnvironmentOverrides;
 
     friend class ::tst_QLoggingRegistry;
 };
@@ -140,12 +140,12 @@ public:
     {}
 
 private:
-    static const char *registerOverride(QByteArrayView categoryName, QByteArrayView environment)
+    static const char *registerOverride(const char *categoryName, const char *environment)
     {
         QLoggingRegistry *c = QLoggingRegistry::instance();
         if (c)
             c->registerEnvironmentOverrideForCategory(categoryName, environment);
-        return categoryName.data();
+        return categoryName;
     }
 };