diff --git a/SilentPatch/Patterns.cpp b/SilentPatch/Patterns.cpp
index 07d13b5..59b8901 100644
--- a/SilentPatch/Patterns.cpp
+++ b/SilentPatch/Patterns.cpp
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 #define NOMINMAX
 #include <windows.h>
 #include <algorithm>
-#include <string_view>
 
 #if PATTERNS_USE_HINTS
 #include <map>
@@ -138,15 +137,15 @@ public:
 	inline uintptr_t end() const   { return m_end; }
 };
 
-void pattern::Initialize(const char* pattern, size_t length)
+void pattern::Initialize(std::string_view pattern)
 {
 	// get the hash for the base pattern
 #if PATTERNS_USE_HINTS
-	m_hash = fnv_1()(std::string_view(pattern, length));
+	m_hash = fnv_1()(pattern);
 #endif
 
 	// transform the base pattern from IDA format to canonical format
-	TransformPattern(std::string_view(pattern, length), m_bytes, m_mask);
+	TransformPattern(pattern, m_bytes, m_mask);
 
 #if PATTERNS_USE_HINTS
 	// if there's hints, try those first
diff --git a/SilentPatch/Patterns.h b/SilentPatch/Patterns.h
index d517da1..0663c60 100644
--- a/SilentPatch/Patterns.h
+++ b/SilentPatch/Patterns.h
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 
 #include <cassert>
 #include <vector>
+#include <string_view>
 
 #pragma warning(push)
 #pragma warning(disable:4201)
@@ -98,7 +99,7 @@ namespace hook
 		{
 		}
 
-		void Initialize(const char* pattern, size_t length);
+		void Initialize(std::string_view pattern);
 
 	private:
 		bool ConsiderHint(uintptr_t offset);
@@ -115,7 +116,7 @@ namespace hook
 		pattern(const char (&pattern)[Len])
 			: pattern(getRVA<void>(0))
 		{
-			Initialize(pattern, Len-1);
+			Initialize(std::string_view(pattern, Len-1));
 		}
 
 		inline pattern&& count(uint32_t expected)
@@ -203,7 +204,7 @@ namespace hook
 		range_pattern(uintptr_t begin, uintptr_t end, const char(&pattern)[Len])
 			: pattern(begin, end)
 		{
-			Initialize(pattern, Len-1);
+			Initialize(std::string_view(pattern, Len-1));
 		}
 	};