diff --git a/src/glsl/link_uniforms.cpp b/src/glsl/link_uniforms.cpp
index d51850c216a..588008a8b48 100644
--- a/src/glsl/link_uniforms.cpp
+++ b/src/glsl/link_uniforms.cpp
@@ -174,8 +174,7 @@ private:
       if (this->map->get(id, name))
 	 return;
 
-      char *key = strdup(name);
-      this->map->put(this->num_active_uniforms, key);
+      this->map->put(this->num_active_uniforms, name);
 
       /* Each leaf uniform occupies one entry in the list of active
        * uniforms.