diff --git a/components/to_utf8/to_utf8.cpp b/components/to_utf8/to_utf8.cpp
index 15fb8b26c0..7e34147b1c 100644
--- a/components/to_utf8/to_utf8.cpp
+++ b/components/to_utf8/to_utf8.cpp
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ namespace
         return std::find_if(input.begin(), input.end(), [](unsigned char v) { return v == 0 || v >= 128; });
     }
 
-    std::basic_string_view<signed char> getTranslationArray(FromType sourceEncoding)
+    std::span<const signed char> getTranslationArray(FromType sourceEncoding)
     {
         switch (sourceEncoding)
         {
diff --git a/components/to_utf8/to_utf8.hpp b/components/to_utf8/to_utf8.hpp
index 80af6586c9..0dde0fced6 100644
--- a/components/to_utf8/to_utf8.hpp
+++ b/components/to_utf8/to_utf8.hpp
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #define COMPONENTS_TOUTF8_H
 
 #include <cstring>
+#include <span>
 #include <string>
 #include <string_view>
 #include <utility>
@@ -50,7 +51,7 @@ namespace ToUTF8
         inline void copyFromArrayLegacyEnc(
             std::string_view::iterator& chp, std::string_view::iterator end, char*& out) const;
 
-        const std::basic_string_view<signed char> mTranslationArray;
+        const std::span<const signed char> mTranslationArray;
     };
 
     class Utf8Encoder