diff --git a/src/ArduinoJson/Variant/VariantData.hpp b/src/ArduinoJson/Variant/VariantData.hpp
index 6c396fc6..675320b0 100644
--- a/src/ArduinoJson/Variant/VariantData.hpp
+++ b/src/ArduinoJson/Variant/VariantData.hpp
@@ -299,9 +299,14 @@ class VariantData {
     content_.asOwnedString = s;
   }
 
-  void setRawString(StringNode* s, MemoryPool* pool) {
+  template <typename T>
+  void setRawString(SerializedValue<T> value, MemoryPool* pool) {
     release(pool);
-    setRawString(s);
+    auto dup = pool->saveString(adaptString(value.data(), value.size()));
+    if (dup)
+      setRawString(dup);
+    else
+      setNull();
   }
 
   template <typename TAdaptedString>
diff --git a/src/ArduinoJson/Variant/VariantFunctions.hpp b/src/ArduinoJson/Variant/VariantFunctions.hpp
index 14ece189..de70b8c9 100644
--- a/src/ArduinoJson/Variant/VariantFunctions.hpp
+++ b/src/ArduinoJson/Variant/VariantFunctions.hpp
@@ -103,11 +103,7 @@ inline void variantSetRawString(VariantData* var, SerializedValue<T> value,
                                 MemoryPool* pool) {
   if (!var)
     return;
-  auto dup = pool->saveString(adaptString(value.data(), value.size()));
-  if (dup)
-    var->setRawString(dup, pool);
-  else
-    var->setNull(pool);
+  var->setRawString(value, pool);
 }
 
 inline size_t variantSize(const VariantData* var) {