1 files changed, 7 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 2aa5c5a..d5d35d3 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -494,7 +494,7 @@ where
     }
 }
 
-impl MtSerialize for String {
+impl MtSerialize for &str {
     fn mt_serialize<C: MtCfg>(&self, writer: &mut impl Write) -> Result<(), SerializeError> {
         if C::utf16() {
             self.encode_utf16()
@@ -506,6 +506,12 @@ impl MtSerialize for String {
     }
 }
 
+impl MtSerialize for String {
+    fn mt_serialize<C: MtCfg>(&self, writer: &mut impl Write) -> Result<(), SerializeError> {
+        self.as_str().mt_serialize::<C>(writer)
+    }
+}
+
 impl MtDeserialize for String {
     fn mt_deserialize<C: MtCfg>(reader: &mut impl Read) -> Result<Self, DeserializeError> {
         if C::utf16() {