diff --git a/libs/util/include/psemek/util/hstring.hpp b/libs/util/include/psemek/util/hstring.hpp
index 57a0d18f..6371b3bc 100644
--- a/libs/util/include/psemek/util/hstring.hpp
+++ b/libs/util/include/psemek/util/hstring.hpp
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@ namespace psemek::util
 			: view_(view)
 		{}
 
+		hstring(char const * str)
+			: view_(str)
+		{}
+
 		hstring(hstring const & other)
 			: string_(other.string_)
 			, view_(other.owns() ? std::string_view(string_) : other.view_)