diff --git a/rdpsnd_alsa.c b/rdpsnd_alsa.c
index da3fc42..69f8f78 100644
--- a/rdpsnd_alsa.c
+++ b/rdpsnd_alsa.c
@@ -342,8 +342,10 @@ alsa_register(char *options)
 {
 	static struct audio_driver alsa_driver;
 
-	alsa_driver.name = xstrdup("alsa");
-	alsa_driver.description = xstrdup("ALSA output driver, default device: " DEFAULTDEVICE);
+	memset(&alsa_driver, 0, sizeof(alsa_driver));
+
+	alsa_driver.name = "alsa";
+	alsa_driver.description = "ALSA output driver, default device: " DEFAULTDEVICE;
 
 	alsa_driver.add_fds = alsa_add_fds;
 	alsa_driver.check_fds = alsa_check_fds;
@@ -363,7 +365,7 @@ alsa_register(char *options)
 	}
 	else
 	{
-		pcm_name = xstrdup(DEFAULTDEVICE);
+		pcm_name = DEFAULTDEVICE;
 	}
 
 	return &alsa_driver;
diff --git a/rdpsnd_libao.c b/rdpsnd_libao.c
index 528a2fb..830adaa 100644
--- a/rdpsnd_libao.c
+++ b/rdpsnd_libao.c
@@ -198,8 +198,10 @@ libao_register(char *options)
 {
 	static struct audio_driver libao_driver;
 
-	libao_driver.name = xstrdup("libao");
-	libao_driver.description = xstrdup("libao output driver, default device: system dependent");
+	memset(&libao_driver, 0, sizeof(libao_driver));
+
+	libao_driver.name = "libao";
+	libao_driver.description = "libao output driver, default device: system dependent";
 
 	libao_driver.add_fds = libao_add_fds;
 	libao_driver.check_fds = libao_check_fds;
diff --git a/rdpsnd_oss.c b/rdpsnd_oss.c
index a54d5de..2659a5a 100644
--- a/rdpsnd_oss.c
+++ b/rdpsnd_oss.c
@@ -319,9 +319,11 @@ oss_play(void)
 struct audio_driver *
 oss_register(char *options)
 {
-	oss_driver.name = xstrdup("oss");
+	memset(&oss_driver, 0, sizeof(oss_driver));
+
+	oss_driver.name = "oss";
 	oss_driver.description =
-		xstrdup("OSS output driver, default device: " DEFAULTDEVICE " or $AUDIODEV");
+		"OSS output driver, default device: " DEFAULTDEVICE " or $AUDIODEV";
 
 	oss_driver.add_fds = oss_add_fds;
 	oss_driver.check_fds = oss_check_fds;
@@ -345,7 +347,7 @@ oss_register(char *options)
 
 		if (dsp_dev == NULL)
 		{
-			dsp_dev = xstrdup(DEFAULTDEVICE);
+			dsp_dev = DEFAULTDEVICE;
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/rdpsnd_sgi.c b/rdpsnd_sgi.c
index a0b864f..1015eeb 100644
--- a/rdpsnd_sgi.c
+++ b/rdpsnd_sgi.c
@@ -294,8 +294,10 @@ sgi_register(char *options)
 {
 	static struct audio_driver sgi_driver;
 
-	sgi_driver.name = xstrdup("sgi");
-	sgi_driver.description = xstrdup("SGI output driver");
+	memset(&sgi_driver, 0, sizeof(sgi_driver));
+
+	sgi_driver.name = "sgi";
+	sgi_driver.description = "SGI output driver";
 
 	sgi_driver.add_fds = sgi_add_fds;
 	sgi_driver.check_fds = sgi_check_fds;
diff --git a/rdpsnd_sun.c b/rdpsnd_sun.c
index f582dd0..fa0afaa 100644
--- a/rdpsnd_sun.c
+++ b/rdpsnd_sun.c
@@ -269,9 +269,11 @@ sun_register(char *options)
 {
 	static struct audio_driver sun_driver;
 
-	sun_driver.name = xstrdup("sun");
+	memset(&sun_driver, 0, sizeof(sun_driver));
+
+	sun_driver.name = "sun";
 	sun_driver.description =
-		xstrdup("SUN/BSD output driver, default device: " DEFAULTDEVICE " or $AUDIODEV");
+		"SUN/BSD output driver, default device: " DEFAULTDEVICE " or $AUDIODEV";
 
 	sun_driver.add_fds = sun_add_fds;
 	sun_driver.check_fds = sun_check_fds;
@@ -295,7 +297,7 @@ sun_register(char *options)
 
 		if (dsp_dev == NULL)
 		{
-			dsp_dev = xstrdup(DEFAULTDEVICE);
+			dsp_dev = DEFAULTDEVICE;
 		}
 	}