diff --git a/src/common/resourceTools.cpp b/src/common/resourceTools.cpp
index c8946b152..6a3f67cdb 100644
--- a/src/common/resourceTools.cpp
+++ b/src/common/resourceTools.cpp
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 std::string getResourceAsString(const std::string &name) {
   std::map<std::string, std::pair<const unsigned char*, unsigned int> >::iterator it = resourceMap.find(name);
   if (it != resourceMap.end()) {
-    return std::string(strdup((const char*)resourceMap[name].first), resourceMap[name].second);
+    return std::string((const char*)resourceMap[name].first, resourceMap[name].second);
   }
   return "";
 }