Index: linux/freebob/JackFreebobDriver.cpp
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--- linux/freebob/JackFreebobDriver.cpp	(revision 730)
+++ linux/freebob/JackFreebobDriver.cpp	(working copy)
@@ -1078,7 +1078,7 @@

             switch (param->character) {
                 case 'd':
-                    device_name = strdup (param->value.str);
+                    device_name = param->value.str;
                     break;
                 case 'p':
                     cmlparams.period_size = param->value.ui;
@@ -1127,7 +1127,6 @@
             nbitems = sscanf(device_name, "hw:%u", &port);

             if (nbitems < 1) {
-                free(device_name);
                 printError("device (-d) argument not valid\n");
                 return NULL;
             } else {