diff --git a/src/rpc/net.cpp b/src/rpc/net.cpp
index 56b1e09a4b903..5a67baecab6f2 100644
--- a/src/rpc/net.cpp
+++ b/src/rpc/net.cpp
@@ -688,9 +688,9 @@ static RPCHelpMan getnetworkinfo()
         obj.pushKV("connections_mn",   (int)node.connman->GetNodeCount(ConnectionDirection::Verified));
         obj.pushKV("connections_mn_in",   (int)node.connman->GetNodeCount(ConnectionDirection::VerifiedIn));
         obj.pushKV("connections_mn_out",   (int)node.connman->GetNodeCount(ConnectionDirection::VerifiedOut));
-        std::string sem_str = SEMToString(node.connman->GetSocketEventsMode());
+        std::string_view sem_str = SEMToString(node.connman->GetSocketEventsMode());
         CHECK_NONFATAL(sem_str != "unknown");
-        obj.pushKV("socketevents", sem_str);
+        obj.pushKV("socketevents", std::string(sem_str));
     }
     obj.pushKV("networks",      GetNetworksInfo());
     obj.pushKV("relayfee",      ValueFromAmount(::minRelayTxFee.GetFeePerK()));
diff --git a/src/util/sock.h b/src/util/sock.h
index 4d32d50e5e733..5c7fc05fd53de 100644
--- a/src/util/sock.h
+++ b/src/util/sock.h
@@ -29,8 +29,7 @@ enum class SocketEventsMode : int8_t {
 };
 
 /* Converts SocketEventsMode value to string with additional check to report modes not compiled for as unknown */
-static std::string SEMToString(const SocketEventsMode val)
-{
+constexpr std::string_view SEMToString(const SocketEventsMode val) {
     switch (val) {
         case (SocketEventsMode::Select):
             return "select";
@@ -52,19 +51,18 @@ static std::string SEMToString(const SocketEventsMode val)
 }
 
 /* Converts string to SocketEventsMode value with additional check to report modes not compiled for as unknown */
-static SocketEventsMode SEMFromString(const std::string str)
-{
+constexpr SocketEventsMode SEMFromString(std::string_view str) {
     if (str == "select") { return SocketEventsMode::Select; }
 #ifdef USE_POLL
-    else if (str == "poll")   { return SocketEventsMode::Poll;   }
+    if (str == "poll")   { return SocketEventsMode::Poll;   }
 #endif /* USE_POLL */
 #ifdef USE_EPOLL
-    else if (str == "epoll")  { return SocketEventsMode::EPoll;  }
+    if (str == "epoll")  { return SocketEventsMode::EPoll;  }
 #endif /* USE_EPOLL */
 #ifdef USE_KQUEUE
-    else if (str == "kqueue") { return SocketEventsMode::KQueue; }
+    if (str == "kqueue") { return SocketEventsMode::KQueue; }
 #endif /* USE_KQUEUE */
-    else { return SocketEventsMode::Unknown; }
+    return SocketEventsMode::Unknown;
 }
 
 /**