diff --git a/src/path-seat.c b/src/path-seat.c
index ca60539b..1d9282fe 100644
--- a/src/path-seat.c
+++ b/src/path-seat.c
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ path_seat_get_for_device(struct path_input *input,
 		seat_logical_name = safe_strdup(seat_logical_name_override);
 	} else {
 		seat_prop = udev_device_get_property_value(udev_device, "WL_SEAT");
-		seat_logical_name = strdup(seat_prop ? seat_prop : default_seat_name);
+		seat_logical_name = safe_strdup(seat_prop ? seat_prop : default_seat_name);
 	}
 
 	if (!seat_logical_name) {
diff --git a/src/util-prop-parsers.c b/src/util-prop-parsers.c
index 71bf086c..cfd6c59d 100644
--- a/src/util-prop-parsers.c
+++ b/src/util-prop-parsers.c
@@ -474,7 +474,7 @@ out:
 uint32_t
 parse_evdev_abs_prop(const char *prop, struct input_absinfo *abs)
 {
-	char *str = strdup(prop);
+	char *str = safe_strdup(prop);
 	char *current, *next;
 	uint32_t mask = 0;
 	int bit = ABS_MASK_MIN;
diff --git a/src/util-strings.c b/src/util-strings.c
index 4331a4b0..33a7ac8a 100644
--- a/src/util-strings.c
+++ b/src/util-strings.c
@@ -228,11 +228,11 @@ trunkname(const char *filename)
 	char *suffix;
 
 	if (base == NULL)
-		return strdup("");
+		return safe_strdup("");
 
 	suffix = rindex(base, '.');
 	if (suffix == NULL)
-		return strdup(base);
+		return safe_strdup(base);
 	else
 		return strndup(base, suffix-base);
 }
diff --git a/test/litest.c b/test/litest.c
index 344d1749..462b9fab 100644
--- a/test/litest.c
+++ b/test/litest.c
@@ -1566,7 +1566,7 @@ mkdir_p(const char *dir)
 	if (streq(dir, "/"))
 		return;
 
-	path = strdup(dir);
+	path = safe_strdup(dir);
 	parent = dirname(path);
 
 	mkdir_p(parent);
diff --git a/tools/libinput-record.c b/tools/libinput-record.c
index 1acd8ad8..b12132fc 100644
--- a/tools/libinput-record.c
+++ b/tools/libinput-record.c
@@ -1986,7 +1986,7 @@ init_output_file(const char *file, bool is_prefix)
 		snprintf(name, sizeof(name), "%s", file);
 	}
 
-	return strdup(name);
+	return safe_strdup(name);
 }
 
 static bool
@@ -2509,7 +2509,7 @@ init_hidraw(struct record_context *ctx)
 
 			hidraw = zalloc(sizeof(*hidraw));
 			hidraw->fd = fd;
-			hidraw->name = strdup(entry->d_name);
+			hidraw->name = safe_strdup(entry->d_name);
 			hidraw->device = dev;
 			list_insert(&dev->hidraw_devices, &hidraw->link);
 		}
diff --git a/udev/libinput-device-group.c b/udev/libinput-device-group.c
index df06803d..0622ba33 100644
--- a/udev/libinput-device-group.c
+++ b/udev/libinput-device-group.c
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ wacom_handle_ekr(struct udev_device *device,
 				best_dist = dist;
 
 				free(*phys_attr);
-				*phys_attr = strdup(phys);
+				*phys_attr = safe_strdup(phys);
 			}
 		}