diff --git a/src/node_report.cc b/src/node_report.cc
index bc54f90d3e73aa..9d676b2d7ad4dc 100644
--- a/src/node_report.cc
+++ b/src/node_report.cc
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ std::string TriggerNodeReport(Isolate* isolate,
                               Environment* env,
                               const char* message,
                               const char* trigger,
-                              std::string name,
+                              const std::string& name,
                               Local<String> stackstr) {
   std::ostringstream oss;
   std::string filename;
diff --git a/src/node_report.h b/src/node_report.h
index 7d36557e669048..7aff7a5e2fa60b 100644
--- a/src/node_report.h
+++ b/src/node_report.h
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ std::string TriggerNodeReport(v8::Isolate* isolate,
                               node::Environment* env,
                               const char* message,
                               const char* trigger,
-                              std::string name,
+                              const std::string& name,
                               v8::Local<v8::String> stackstr);
 void GetNodeReport(v8::Isolate* isolate,
                    node::Environment* env,