diff --git a/hw/dmx/input/dmxinputinit.c b/hw/dmx/input/dmxinputinit.c
index b2e16fba4..83a2abbb8 100644
--- a/hw/dmx/input/dmxinputinit.c
+++ b/hw/dmx/input/dmxinputinit.c
@@ -885,7 +885,7 @@ static void dmxInputScanForExtensions(DMXInputInfo *dmxInput, int doXI)
                         && dmxL->deviceId < 0) {
                         dmxL->deviceId   = devices[i].id;
                         dmxL->deviceName = (devices[i].name
-                                            ? xstrdup(devices[i].name)
+                                            ? strdup(devices[i].name)
                                             : NULL);
                     }
                 }
@@ -918,7 +918,7 @@ static void dmxInputScanForExtensions(DMXInputInfo *dmxInput, int doXI)
                         dmxLocal->sendsCore  = FALSE;
                         dmxLocal->deviceId   = devices[i].id;
                         dmxLocal->deviceName = (devices[i].name
-                                                ? xstrdup(devices[i].name)
+                                                ? strdup(devices[i].name)
                                                 : NULL);
                     }
                 }
diff --git a/hw/dmx/input/usb-keyboard.c b/hw/dmx/input/usb-keyboard.c
index dc575fef7..9db1adbfc 100644
--- a/hw/dmx/input/usb-keyboard.c
+++ b/hw/dmx/input/usb-keyboard.c
@@ -439,6 +439,6 @@ void kbdUSBGetInfo(DevicePtr pDev, DMXLocalInitInfoPtr info)
     kbdUSBGetMap(pDev, &info->keySyms, info->modMap);
     info->focusClass       = 1;
     info->kbdFeedbackClass = 1;
-    info->names.keycodes   = xstrdup("powerpcps2");
+    info->names.keycodes   = strdup("powerpcps2");
     info->force            = 1;
 }