diff --git a/os/client.c b/os/client.c
index b5349778b..4aec097e1 100644
--- a/os/client.c
+++ b/os/client.c
@@ -149,13 +149,7 @@ void DetermineClientCmd(pid_t pid, const char **cmdname, const char **cmdargs)
     cmdsize = strlen(path) + 1;
     if (cmdname)
     {
-        char *name = malloc(cmdsize);
-        if (name)
-        {
-            strncpy(name, path, cmdsize);
-            name[cmdsize - 1] = '\0';
-            *cmdname = name;
-        }
+        *cmdname = strdup(path);
     }
 
     /* Construct the arguments for client process. */