diff --git a/main/asterisk.c b/main/asterisk.c
index d4a96f8ba8..3ba00753c9 100644
--- a/main/asterisk.c
+++ b/main/asterisk.c
@@ -2816,7 +2816,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 			rungroup = ast_strdupa(optarg);
 			break;
 		case 's':
-			remotesock = optarg;
+			remotesock = ast_strdupa(optarg);
 			break;
 		case '?':
 			exit(1);