diff --git a/code/FBX/FBXExporter.cpp b/code/FBX/FBXExporter.cpp
index 8ebc8555a..5816a2ce1 100644
--- a/code/FBX/FBXExporter.cpp
+++ b/code/FBX/FBXExporter.cpp
@@ -2435,7 +2435,7 @@ void FBXExporter::WriteModelNodes(
 void FBXExporter::WriteAnimationCurveNode(
     StreamWriterLE& outstream,
     int64_t uid,
-    std::string name, // "T", "R", or "S"
+    const std::string& name, // "T", "R", or "S"
     aiVector3D default_value,
     std::string property_name, // "Lcl Translation" etc
     int64_t layer_uid,
diff --git a/code/FBX/FBXExporter.h b/code/FBX/FBXExporter.h
index 71fb55c57..1ae727eda 100644
--- a/code/FBX/FBXExporter.h
+++ b/code/FBX/FBXExporter.h
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ namespace Assimp
         void WriteAnimationCurveNode(
             StreamWriterLE& outstream,
             int64_t uid,
-            std::string name, // "T", "R", or "S"
+            const std::string& name, // "T", "R", or "S"
             aiVector3D default_value,
             std::string property_name, // "Lcl Translation" etc
             int64_t animation_layer_uid,