diff --git a/Xext/sync.c b/Xext/sync.c
index 3c6ac5bd2..25379bbec 100644
--- a/Xext/sync.c
+++ b/Xext/sync.c
@@ -961,7 +961,7 @@ SyncCreateSystemCounter(const char *name,
         }
         pCounter->pSysCounterInfo = psci;
         psci->pCounter = pCounter;
-        psci->name = name;
+        psci->name = strdup(name);
         psci->resolution = resolution;
         psci->counterType = counterType;
         psci->QueryValue = QueryValue;
@@ -1115,6 +1115,7 @@ FreeCounter(void *env, XID id)
     }
     if (IsSystemCounter(pCounter)) {
         xorg_list_del(&pCounter->pSysCounterInfo->entry);
+        free(pCounter->pSysCounterInfo->name);
         free(pCounter->pSysCounterInfo->private);
         free(pCounter->pSysCounterInfo);
     }
diff --git a/Xext/syncsrv.h b/Xext/syncsrv.h
index 2fa868790..d29c361cc 100644
--- a/Xext/syncsrv.h
+++ b/Xext/syncsrv.h
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ typedef void (*SyncSystemCounterBracketValues)(pointer counter,
 
 typedef struct _SysCounterInfo {
     SyncCounter *pCounter;
-    const char *name;
+    char *name;
     CARD64 resolution;
     CARD64 bracket_greater;
     CARD64 bracket_less;