diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/esmstore.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/esmstore.cpp
index 47e4a156b7..e09c8f260c 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/esmstore.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/esmstore.cpp
@@ -127,8 +127,6 @@ namespace
             }
         }
     }
-
-
 }
 
 namespace MWWorld
@@ -287,7 +285,7 @@ namespace MWWorld
     };
 
 
-    int ESMStore::find(const std::string& id) const
+    int ESMStore::find(const std::string_view& id) const
     {
         IDMap::const_iterator it = mStoreImp->mIds.find(id);
         if (it == mStoreImp->mIds.end()) {
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/esmstore.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/esmstore.hpp
index 6576b82c97..30e77ffce0 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/esmstore.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/esmstore.hpp
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 #include <unordered_map>
 
 #include <components/esm/luascripts.hpp>
+#include <components/esm/records.hpp>
+
 #include "store.hpp"
 
 namespace Loading
@@ -83,7 +85,7 @@ namespace MWWorld
         }
 
         /// Look up the given ID in 'all'. Returns 0 if not found.
-        int find(const std::string& id) const;
+        int find(const std::string_view& id) const;
 
         int findStatic(const std::string& id) const;