2 files changed, 3 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/core/config/project_settings.cpp b/core/config/project_settings.cpp
index b8ce271586..4fd6ab9028 100644
--- a/core/config/project_settings.cpp
+++ b/core/config/project_settings.cpp
@@ -688,7 +688,7 @@ Error ProjectSettings::setup(const String &p_path, const String &p_main_pack, bo
 	return err;
 }
 
-bool ProjectSettings::has_setting(String p_var) const {
+bool ProjectSettings::has_setting(const String &p_var) const {
 	_THREAD_SAFE_METHOD_
 
 	return props.has(p_var);
@@ -971,7 +971,7 @@ Error ProjectSettings::_save_custom_bnd(const String &p_file) { // add other par
 }
 
 #ifdef TOOLS_ENABLED
-bool _csproj_exists(String p_root_dir) {
+bool _csproj_exists(const String &p_root_dir) {
 	Ref<DirAccess> dir = DirAccess::open(p_root_dir);
 	ERR_FAIL_COND_V(dir.is_null(), false);
 
diff --git a/core/config/project_settings.h b/core/config/project_settings.h
index 55d5957ad1..385f93e91e 100644
--- a/core/config/project_settings.h
+++ b/core/config/project_settings.h
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ public:
 	void store_global_class_list(const Array &p_classes);
 	String get_global_class_list_path() const;
 
-	bool has_setting(String p_var) const;
+	bool has_setting(const String &p_var) const;
 	String localize_path(const String &p_path) const;
 	String globalize_path(const String &p_path) const;