diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/HW/WiimoteReal/WiimoteReal.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/HW/WiimoteReal/WiimoteReal.cpp
index 03341941b5..53e8a05a18 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/HW/WiimoteReal/WiimoteReal.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/HW/WiimoteReal/WiimoteReal.cpp
@@ -965,13 +965,17 @@ void Refresh()
     s_wiimote_scanner.SetScanMode(WiimoteScanMode::SCAN_ONCE);
 }
 
-bool IsValidDeviceName(const std::string& name)
+bool IsValidDeviceName(std::string_view name)
 {
-  return "Nintendo RVL-CNT-01" == name || "Nintendo RVL-CNT-01-TR" == name ||
-         IsBalanceBoardName(name);
+  return IsWiimoteName(name) || IsBalanceBoardName(name);
 }
 
-bool IsBalanceBoardName(const std::string& name)
+bool IsWiimoteName(std::string_view name)
+{
+  return name == "Nintendo RVL-CNT-01" || name == "Nintendo RVL-CNT-01-TR";
+}
+
+bool IsBalanceBoardName(std::string_view name)
 {
   return "Nintendo RVL-WBC-01" == name;
 }
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/HW/WiimoteReal/WiimoteReal.h b/Source/Core/Core/HW/WiimoteReal/WiimoteReal.h
index 04c1e0246f..a54cca3a6c 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/HW/WiimoteReal/WiimoteReal.h
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/HW/WiimoteReal/WiimoteReal.h
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #include <memory>
 #include <mutex>
 #include <string>
+#include <string_view>
 #include <thread>
 #include <vector>
 
@@ -225,8 +226,10 @@ extern std::unique_ptr<Wiimote> g_wiimotes[MAX_BBMOTES];
 
 void AddWiimoteToPool(std::unique_ptr<Wiimote>);
 
-bool IsValidDeviceName(const std::string& name);
-bool IsBalanceBoardName(const std::string& name);
+bool IsValidDeviceName(std::string_view name);
+bool IsWiimoteName(std::string_view name);
+bool IsBalanceBoardName(std::string_view name);
+
 bool IsNewWiimote(const std::string& identifier);
 
 bool IsKnownDeviceId(const USBUtils::DeviceInfo&);