diff --git a/include/llvm/CompilerDriver/Error.h b/include/llvm/CompilerDriver/Error.h
index 02339296162..013094e5dd7 100644
--- a/include/llvm/CompilerDriver/Error.h
+++ b/include/llvm/CompilerDriver/Error.h
@@ -14,20 +14,16 @@
 #ifndef LLVM_INCLUDE_COMPILER_DRIVER_ERROR_H
 #define LLVM_INCLUDE_COMPILER_DRIVER_ERROR_H
 
+#include "llvm/ADT/StringRef.h"
 #include "llvm/Support/raw_ostream.h"
 
-#include <string>
-
 namespace llvmc {
 
-  inline void PrintError(const char* Err) {
+  inline void PrintError(llvm::StringRef Err) {
     extern const char* ProgramName;
     llvm::errs() << ProgramName << ": " << Err << '\n';
   }
 
-  inline void PrintError(const std::string& Err) {
-    PrintError(Err.c_str());
-  }
 }
 
 #endif // LLVM_INCLUDE_COMPILER_DRIVER_ERROR_H