diff --git a/services/inputflinger/reader/mapper/gestures/PropertyProvider.cpp b/services/inputflinger/reader/mapper/gestures/PropertyProvider.cpp
index cd18cd3..089f45a 100644
--- a/services/inputflinger/reader/mapper/gestures/PropertyProvider.cpp
+++ b/services/inputflinger/reader/mapper/gestures/PropertyProvider.cpp
@@ -68,11 +68,11 @@
         .free_fn = freeProperty,
 };
 
-bool PropertyProvider::hasProperty(const std::string name) const {
+bool PropertyProvider::hasProperty(const std::string& name) const {
     return mProperties.find(name) != mProperties.end();
 }
 
-GesturesProp& PropertyProvider::getProperty(const std::string name) {
+GesturesProp& PropertyProvider::getProperty(const std::string& name) {
     return mProperties.at(name);
 }
 
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@
     return dump;
 }
 
-GesturesProp* PropertyProvider::createIntArrayProperty(const std::string name, int* loc,
+GesturesProp* PropertyProvider::createIntArrayProperty(const std::string& name, int* loc,
                                                        size_t count, const int* init) {
     const auto [it, inserted] =
             mProperties.insert(std::pair{name, GesturesProp(name, loc, count, init)});
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@
     return &it->second;
 }
 
-GesturesProp* PropertyProvider::createBoolArrayProperty(const std::string name,
+GesturesProp* PropertyProvider::createBoolArrayProperty(const std::string& name,
                                                         GesturesPropBool* loc, size_t count,
                                                         const GesturesPropBool* init) {
     const auto [it, inserted] =
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@
     return &it->second;
 }
 
-GesturesProp* PropertyProvider::createRealArrayProperty(const std::string name, double* loc,
+GesturesProp* PropertyProvider::createRealArrayProperty(const std::string& name, double* loc,
                                                         size_t count, const double* init) {
     const auto [it, inserted] =
             mProperties.insert(std::pair{name, GesturesProp(name, loc, count, init)});
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@
     return &it->second;
 }
 
-GesturesProp* PropertyProvider::createStringProperty(const std::string name, const char** loc,
+GesturesProp* PropertyProvider::createStringProperty(const std::string& name, const char** loc,
                                                      const char* const init) {
     const auto [it, inserted] = mProperties.insert(std::pair{name, GesturesProp(name, loc, init)});
     LOG_ALWAYS_FATAL_IF(!inserted, "Gesture property \"%s\" already exists.", name.c_str());
diff --git a/services/inputflinger/reader/mapper/gestures/PropertyProvider.h b/services/inputflinger/reader/mapper/gestures/PropertyProvider.h
index c21260f..50451a3 100644
--- a/services/inputflinger/reader/mapper/gestures/PropertyProvider.h
+++ b/services/inputflinger/reader/mapper/gestures/PropertyProvider.h
@@ -31,18 +31,18 @@
 // Implementation of a gestures library property provider, which provides configuration parameters.
 class PropertyProvider {
 public:
-    bool hasProperty(const std::string name) const;
-    GesturesProp& getProperty(const std::string name);
+    bool hasProperty(const std::string& name) const;
+    GesturesProp& getProperty(const std::string& name);
     std::string dump() const;
 
     // Methods to be called by the gestures library:
-    GesturesProp* createIntArrayProperty(const std::string name, int* loc, size_t count,
+    GesturesProp* createIntArrayProperty(const std::string& name, int* loc, size_t count,
                                          const int* init);
-    GesturesProp* createBoolArrayProperty(const std::string name, GesturesPropBool* loc,
+    GesturesProp* createBoolArrayProperty(const std::string& name, GesturesPropBool* loc,
                                           size_t count, const GesturesPropBool* init);
-    GesturesProp* createRealArrayProperty(const std::string name, double* loc, size_t count,
+    GesturesProp* createRealArrayProperty(const std::string& name, double* loc, size_t count,
                                           const double* init);
-    GesturesProp* createStringProperty(const std::string name, const char** loc,
+    GesturesProp* createStringProperty(const std::string& name, const char** loc,
                                        const char* const init);
 
     void freeProperty(GesturesProp* prop);