python-zeroconf
diff --git a/‎src/zeroconf/_protocol/incoming.pxd
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diff --git a/‎src/zeroconf/_protocol/incoming.py
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@@ -102,9 +102,13 @@ cdef class DNSIncoming:
 
     @cython.locals(
         length="unsigned int",
+        cstr="const unsigned char *"
     )
     cdef str _read_character_string(self)
 
+    @cython.locals(
+        cstr="const unsigned char *"
+    )
     cdef bytes _read_string(self, unsigned int length)
 
     @cython.locals(
 
@@ -260,13 +260,15 @@ def _read_character_string(self) -> str:
         """Reads a character string from the packet"""
         length = self.view[self.offset]
         self.offset += 1
-        info = self.data[self.offset : self.offset + length].decode("utf-8", "replace")
+        cstr = self.data
+        info = cstr[self.offset : self.offset + length].decode("utf-8", "replace")
         self.offset += length
         return info
 
     def _read_string(self, length: _int) -> bytes:
         """Reads a string of a given length from the packet"""
-        info = self.data[self.offset : self.offset + length]
+        cstr = self.data
+        info = cstr[self.offset : self.offset + length]
         self.offset += length
         return info