diff --git a/src/openrct2/core/String.hpp b/src/openrct2/core/String.hpp
index da52e289d3..113f4977d7 100644
--- a/src/openrct2/core/String.hpp
+++ b/src/openrct2/core/String.hpp
@@ -19,6 +19,24 @@
 
 namespace OpenRCT2::String
 {
+    struct Hash
+    {
+        using is_transparent = void;
+
+        size_t operator()(const char* txt) const
+        {
+            return std::hash<std::string_view>{}(txt);
+        }
+        size_t operator()(std::string_view txt) const
+        {
+            return std::hash<std::string_view>{}(txt);
+        }
+        size_t operator()(const std::string& txt) const
+        {
+            return std::hash<std::string>{}(txt);
+        }
+    };
+
     std::string toStd(const utf8* str);
     std::string toUtf8(std::wstring_view src);
     std::wstring toWideChar(std::string_view src);
diff --git a/src/openrct2/object/ObjectRepository.cpp b/src/openrct2/object/ObjectRepository.cpp
index 2fe05c3b04..ad54541eae 100644
--- a/src/openrct2/object/ObjectRepository.cpp
+++ b/src/openrct2/object/ObjectRepository.cpp
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ struct ObjectEntryEqual
     }
 };
 
-using ObjectIdentifierMap = std::unordered_map<std::string, size_t>;
+using ObjectIdentifierMap = std::unordered_map<std::string, size_t, String::Hash, std::equal_to<>>;
 using ObjectEntryMap = std::unordered_map<RCTObjectEntry, size_t, ObjectEntryHash, ObjectEntryEqual>;
 
 class ObjectFileIndex final : public FileIndex<ObjectRepositoryItem>
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ public:
 
     const ObjectRepositoryItem* FindObject(std::string_view identifier) const override final
     {
-        auto kvp = _newItemMap.find(std::string(identifier));
+        auto kvp = _newItemMap.find(identifier);
         if (kvp != _newItemMap.end())
         {
             return &_items[kvp->second];