diff --git a/src/compiler/glsl_types.cpp b/src/compiler/glsl_types.cpp
index d04fbd360b0..7172ca146ce 100644
--- a/src/compiler/glsl_types.cpp
+++ b/src/compiler/glsl_types.cpp
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ glsl_type::glsl_type(const glsl_type *return_type,
    this->mem_ctx = ralloc_context(NULL);
    assert(this->mem_ctx != NULL);
 
-   this->name = ralloc_strdup(this->mem_ctx, "");
+   this->name = "";
 
    this->fields.parameters = rzalloc_array(this->mem_ctx,
                                            glsl_function_param, num_params + 1);