diff --git a/audio/BUILD.gn b/audio/BUILD.gn
index 23976ab45f..b31ab0451e 100644
--- a/audio/BUILD.gn
+++ b/audio/BUILD.gn
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ rtc_library("audio") {
   ]
   absl_deps = [
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/memory",
+    "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
     "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/types:optional",
   ]
 }
@@ -225,7 +226,10 @@ if (rtc_include_tests) {
         "../test/pc/e2e:network_quality_metrics_reporter",
         "//testing/gtest",
       ]
-      absl_deps = [ "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/flags:flag" ]
+      absl_deps = [
+        "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/flags:flag",
+        "//third_party/abseil-cpp/absl/strings",
+      ]
       if (is_android) {
         deps += [ "//testing/android/native_test:native_test_native_code" ]
       }
diff --git a/audio/audio_receive_stream.cc b/audio/audio_receive_stream.cc
index 6f2444901b..6717878abb 100644
--- a/audio/audio_receive_stream.cc
+++ b/audio/audio_receive_stream.cc
@@ -453,9 +453,9 @@ void AudioReceiveStream::DeliverRtcp(const uint8_t* packet, size_t length) {
   channel_receive_->ReceivedRTCPPacket(packet, length);
 }
 
-void AudioReceiveStream::SetSyncGroup(const std::string& sync_group) {
+void AudioReceiveStream::SetSyncGroup(absl::string_view sync_group) {
   RTC_DCHECK_RUN_ON(&packet_sequence_checker_);
-  config_.sync_group = sync_group;
+  config_.sync_group = std::string(sync_group);
 }
 
 void AudioReceiveStream::SetLocalSsrc(uint32_t local_ssrc) {
diff --git a/audio/audio_receive_stream.h b/audio/audio_receive_stream.h
index ee518c645b..3f4675cd72 100644
--- a/audio/audio_receive_stream.h
+++ b/audio/audio_receive_stream.h
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #include <string>
 #include <vector>
 
+#include "absl/strings/string_view.h"
 #include "api/audio/audio_mixer.h"
 #include "api/neteq/neteq_factory.h"
 #include "api/rtp_headers.h"
@@ -121,7 +122,7 @@ class AudioReceiveStream final : public webrtc::AudioReceiveStream,
   void AssociateSendStream(AudioSendStream* send_stream);
   void DeliverRtcp(const uint8_t* packet, size_t length);
 
-  void SetSyncGroup(const std::string& sync_group);
+  void SetSyncGroup(absl::string_view sync_group);
 
   void SetLocalSsrc(uint32_t local_ssrc);
 
diff --git a/audio/test/pc_low_bandwidth_audio_test.cc b/audio/test/pc_low_bandwidth_audio_test.cc
index 9cecc8dd41..0364670b91 100644
--- a/audio/test/pc_low_bandwidth_audio_test.cc
+++ b/audio/test/pc_low_bandwidth_audio_test.cc
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 
 #include "absl/flags/declare.h"
 #include "absl/flags/flag.h"
+#include "absl/strings/string_view.h"
 #include "api/test/create_network_emulation_manager.h"
 #include "api/test/create_peerconnection_quality_test_fixture.h"
 #include "api/test/network_emulation_manager.h"
@@ -71,14 +72,15 @@ CreateTwoNetworkLinks(NetworkEmulationManager* emulation,
 }
 
 std::unique_ptr<webrtc_pc_e2e::PeerConnectionE2EQualityTestFixture>
-CreateTestFixture(const std::string& test_case_name,
+CreateTestFixture(absl::string_view test_case_name,
                   TimeController& time_controller,
                   std::pair<EmulatedNetworkManagerInterface*,
                             EmulatedNetworkManagerInterface*> network_links,
                   rtc::FunctionView<void(PeerConfigurer*)> alice_configurer,
                   rtc::FunctionView<void(PeerConfigurer*)> bob_configurer) {
   auto fixture = webrtc_pc_e2e::CreatePeerConnectionE2EQualityTestFixture(
-      test_case_name, time_controller, /*audio_quality_analyzer=*/nullptr,
+      std::string(test_case_name), time_controller,
+      /*audio_quality_analyzer=*/nullptr,
       /*video_quality_analyzer=*/nullptr);
   fixture->AddPeer(network_links.first->network_dependencies(),
                    alice_configurer);