diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 85678d47..2a64ae55 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ ExternalProject_Add(testing-plugins
 
 ExternalProject_Add(spdlog
                     PREFIX "external"
-                    URL "https://github.com/gabime/spdlog/archive/v1.2.1.tar.gz"
+                    URL "https://github.com/gabime/spdlog/archive/v1.3.0.tar.gz"
                     CONFIGURE_COMMAND ""
                     BUILD_COMMAND ""
                     INSTALL_COMMAND "")
diff --git a/src/api/helpers/logging.h b/src/api/helpers/logging.h
index 113d0d2a..0ea37323 100644
--- a/src/api/helpers/logging.h
+++ b/src/api/helpers/logging.h
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@
 #ifndef LOOT_API_HELPERS_LOGGING
 #define LOOT_API_HELPERS_LOGGING
 
+#define FMT_USE_STD_STRING_VIEW
+
 #include <spdlog/spdlog.h>
 #include <spdlog/sinks/base_sink.h>
 
@@ -44,7 +46,10 @@ public:
 
 protected:
   void sink_it_(const spdlog::details::log_msg& msg) override {
-    callback(mapFromSpdlog(msg.level), fmt::to_string(msg.raw).c_str());
+    // string_view isn't necessarily null-terminated, so using
+    // msg.payload.data() directly isn't a good idea.
+    std::string payload = std::string(msg.payload.data(), msg.payload.size());
+    callback(mapFromSpdlog(msg.level), payload.c_str());
   }
 
   void flush_() override {}