diff --git a/lang/c/include/vpkppc/format/WAD3.h b/lang/c/include/vpkppc/format/WAD3.h
index 6976f54b..805debaf 100644
--- a/lang/c/include/vpkppc/format/WAD3.h
+++ b/lang/c/include/vpkppc/format/WAD3.h
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 VPKPP_EXTERNVAR const int8_t VPKPP_WAD3_FILENAME_MAX_SIZE;
 VPKPP_EXTERNVAR const uint32_t VPKPP_WAD3_SIGNATURE;
-VPKPP_EXTERNVAR const std::string_view VPKPP_WAD3_EXTENSION;
+VPKPP_EXTERNVAR const char* VPKPP_WAD3_EXTENSION;
 
 VPKPP_API vpkpp_pack_file_handle_t vpkpp_wad3_create(const char* path); // REQUIRES MANUAL FREE: vpkpp_close
 VPKPP_API vpkpp_pack_file_handle_t vpkpp_wad3_open(const char* path, vpkpp_entry_callback_t callback); // REQUIRES MANUAL FREE: vpkpp_close
diff --git a/lang/c/src/vpkppc/format/WAD3.cpp b/lang/c/src/vpkppc/format/WAD3.cpp
index 7a8810ef..e7e32ae7 100644
--- a/lang/c/src/vpkppc/format/WAD3.cpp
+++ b/lang/c/src/vpkppc/format/WAD3.cpp
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ using namespace vpkpp;
 
 const int8_t VPKPP_WAD3_FILENAME_MAX_SIZE   = WAD3_FILENAME_MAX_SIZE;
 const uint32_t VPKPP_WAD3_SIGNATURE         = WAD3_SIGNATURE;
-const std::string_view VPKPP_WAD3_EXTENSION = WAD3_EXTENSION.data();
+const char* VPKPP_WAD3_EXTENSION 			= WAD3_EXTENSION.data();
 
 VPKPP_API vpkpp_pack_file_handle_t vpkpp_wad3_create(const char* path) {
 	SOURCEPP_EARLY_RETURN_VAL(path, nullptr);