diff --git a/src/font/system/std.rs b/src/font/system/std.rs
index e6ed61b..12924b1 100644
--- a/src/font/system/std.rs
+++ b/src/font/system/std.rs
@@ -48,11 +48,11 @@ impl FontSystem {
             );
         }
 
-        Self::new_with_locale_and_db(&locale, db)
+        Self::new_with_locale_and_db(locale, db)
     }
 
     /// Create a new [`FontSystem`], manually specifying the current locale and font database.
-    pub fn new_with_locale_and_db(locale: &str, mut db: fontdb::Database) -> Self {
+    pub fn new_with_locale_and_db(locale: String, mut db: fontdb::Database) -> Self {
         {
             let now = std::time::Instant::now();