diff --git a/hw/kdrive/src/kinput.c b/hw/kdrive/src/kinput.c
index 185a9a359..2eeec831d 100644
--- a/hw/kdrive/src/kinput.c
+++ b/hw/kdrive/src/kinput.c
@@ -940,6 +940,8 @@ KdParseKeyboard(const char *arg)
     if (!ki)
         return NULL;
 
+    if (ki->name)
+        free(ki->name);
     ki->name = strdup("Unknown KDrive Keyboard");
     ki->path = NULL;
     ki->driver = NULL;