diff --git a/src/modules/partition/core/PartitionLayout.cpp b/src/modules/partition/core/PartitionLayout.cpp
index f8ff79d2c..4f3225e94 100644
--- a/src/modules/partition/core/PartitionLayout.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/partition/core/PartitionLayout.cpp
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ PartitionLayout::addEntry( PartitionLayout::PartitionEntry entry )
 }
 
 static double
-parseSizeString( QString sizeString, PartitionLayout::SizeUnit *unit )
+parseSizeString( const QString& sizeString, PartitionLayout::SizeUnit* unit )
 {
     double value;
     bool ok;
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ parseSizeString( QString sizeString, PartitionLayout::SizeUnit *unit )
 }
 
 void
-PartitionLayout::addEntry( QString mountPoint, QString size, QString min )
+PartitionLayout::addEntry( const QString& mountPoint, const QString& size, const QString& min )
 {
     PartitionLayout::PartitionEntry entry;
 
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ PartitionLayout::addEntry( QString mountPoint, QString size, QString min )
 }
 
 void
-PartitionLayout::addEntry( QString label, QString mountPoint, QString fs, QString size, QString min )
+PartitionLayout::addEntry( const QString& label, const QString& mountPoint, const QString& fs, const QString& size, const QString& min )
 {
     PartitionLayout::PartitionEntry entry;
 
diff --git a/src/modules/partition/core/PartitionLayout.h b/src/modules/partition/core/PartitionLayout.h
index 8c17c3a9f..65ed1d850 100644
--- a/src/modules/partition/core/PartitionLayout.h
+++ b/src/modules/partition/core/PartitionLayout.h
@@ -61,8 +61,8 @@ public:
     ~PartitionLayout();
 
     void addEntry( PartitionEntry entry );
-    void addEntry( QString mountPoint, QString size, QString min = "" );
-    void addEntry( QString label, QString mountPoint, QString fs, QString size, QString min = "" );
+    void addEntry( const QString& mountPoint, const QString& size, const QString& min = QString() );
+    void addEntry( const QString& label, const QString& mountPoint, const QString& fs, const QString& size, const QString& min = QString() );
 
     /**
      * @brief Apply the current partition layout to the selected drive space.