diff --git a/hw/kdrive/linux/tslib.c b/hw/kdrive/linux/tslib.c
index 19c8e84b5..59011b0e3 100644
--- a/hw/kdrive/linux/tslib.c
+++ b/hw/kdrive/linux/tslib.c
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ TslibEnable (KdPointerInfo *pi)
     private->raw_event_hook = NULL;
     private->raw_event_closure = NULL;
     if (!pi->path) {
-        pi->path = "/dev/input/touchscreen0";
+        pi->path = strdup("/dev/input/touchscreen0");
         ErrorF("[tslib/TslibEnable] no device path given, trying %s\n", pi->path);
     }
     private->tsDev = ts_open(pi->path, 0);