diff --git a/test_common/autotest/test_suite.hpp b/test_common/autotest/test_suite.hpp
index ea9eb9b8..3616bee4 100644
--- a/test_common/autotest/test_suite.hpp
+++ b/test_common/autotest/test_suite.hpp
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ struct test_case_registration
 {
     test_case_registration(const std::string& name, const basefn ptr)
     {
-        ::autotest::test_suite::global_test_suite().add(test_definition({ptr, name.c_str()}));
+        ::autotest::test_suite::global_test_suite().add(test_definition({ptr, strdup(name.c_str())}));
     }
 };