diff --git a/src/corelib/io/qprocess.cpp b/src/corelib/io/qprocess.cpp
index 40ef911894b..df8b306a8d2 100644
--- a/src/corelib/io/qprocess.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/io/qprocess.cpp
@@ -2255,7 +2255,7 @@ void QProcessPrivate::start(QIODevice::OpenMode mode)
     Tokens with spaces can be surrounded by double quotes; three
     consecutive double quotes represent the quote character itself.
 */
-QStringList QProcess::splitCommand(const QString &command)
+QStringList QProcess::splitCommand(QStringView command)
 {
     QStringList args;
     QString tmp;
diff --git a/src/corelib/io/qprocess.h b/src/corelib/io/qprocess.h
index 504b4a80614..8c550802528 100644
--- a/src/corelib/io/qprocess.h
+++ b/src/corelib/io/qprocess.h
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ public:
 
     static QString nullDevice();
 
-    static QStringList splitCommand(const QString &command);
+    static QStringList splitCommand(QStringView command);
 
 public Q_SLOTS:
     void terminate();