diff --git a/src/util/perf/u_perfetto.cc b/src/util/perf/u_perfetto.cc
index c52d2382c3b..7cb4a923201 100644
--- a/src/util/perf/u_perfetto.cc
+++ b/src/util/perf/u_perfetto.cc
@@ -103,7 +103,8 @@ util_perfetto_trace_full_end(const char *name, uint64_t track_id, uint64_t times
 void
 util_perfetto_counter_set(const char *name, double value)
 {
-   TRACE_COUNTER(UTIL_PERFETTO_CATEGORY_DEFAULT_STR, name, value);
+   TRACE_COUNTER(UTIL_PERFETTO_CATEGORY_DEFAULT_STR,
+                 perfetto::DynamicString(name), value);
 }
 
 uint64_t