diff --git a/src/mapi/stub.c b/src/mapi/stub.c
index 05436bab6d3..45e4f7dc69e 100644
--- a/src/mapi/stub.c
+++ b/src/mapi/stub.c
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ stub_add_dynamic(const char *name)
    if (!stub->addr)
       return NULL;
 
-   stub->name = (const void *) name;
+   stub->name = (const void *) strdup(name);
    /* to be fixed later */
    stub->slot = -1;