diff --git a/src/catch2/internal/catch_test_case_tracker.cpp b/src/catch2/internal/catch_test_case_tracker.cpp
index dfea71e2..4bee49d6 100644
--- a/src/catch2/internal/catch_test_case_tracker.cpp
+++ b/src/catch2/internal/catch_test_case_tracker.cpp
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ namespace TestCaseTracking {
 
     SectionTracker::SectionTracker( NameAndLocation&& nameAndLocation, TrackerContext& ctx, ITracker* parent )
     :   TrackerBase( CATCH_MOVE(nameAndLocation), ctx, parent ),
-        m_trimmed_name(trim(ITracker::nameAndLocation().name))
+        m_trimmed_name(trim(StringRef(ITracker::nameAndLocation().name)))
     {
         if( parent ) {
             while ( !parent->isSectionTracker() ) {
diff --git a/src/catch2/internal/catch_test_case_tracker.hpp b/src/catch2/internal/catch_test_case_tracker.hpp
index 16c525b8..148719e3 100644
--- a/src/catch2/internal/catch_test_case_tracker.hpp
+++ b/src/catch2/internal/catch_test_case_tracker.hpp
@@ -195,7 +195,11 @@ namespace TestCaseTracking {
 
     class SectionTracker : public TrackerBase {
         std::vector<StringRef> m_filters;
-        std::string m_trimmed_name;
+        // Note that lifetime-wise we piggy back off the name stored in the `ITracker` parent`.
+        // Currently it allocates owns the name, so this is safe. If it is later refactored
+        // to not own the name, the name still has to outlive the `ITracker` parent, so
+        // this should still be safe.
+        StringRef m_trimmed_name;
     public:
         SectionTracker( NameAndLocation&& nameAndLocation, TrackerContext& ctx, ITracker* parent );