diff --git a/src/common/storagedir.c b/src/common/storagedir.c
index 7e0be6754b..9d3c32e237 100644
--- a/src/common/storagedir.c
+++ b/src/common/storagedir.c
@@ -89,11 +89,12 @@ storage_dir_register_with_sandbox(storage_dir_t *d, sandbox_cfg_t **cfg)
     tor_asprintf(&path, "%s/%d", d->directory, idx);
     tor_asprintf(&tmppath, "%s/%d.tmp", d->directory, idx);
 
-    problems += sandbox_cfg_allow_open_filename(cfg, path);
-    problems += sandbox_cfg_allow_open_filename(cfg, tmppath);
-    problems += sandbox_cfg_allow_stat_filename(cfg, path);
-    problems += sandbox_cfg_allow_stat_filename(cfg, tmppath);
-    problems += sandbox_cfg_allow_rename(cfg, tmppath, path);
+    problems += sandbox_cfg_allow_open_filename(cfg, tor_strdup(path));
+    problems += sandbox_cfg_allow_open_filename(cfg, tor_strdup(tmppath));
+    problems += sandbox_cfg_allow_stat_filename(cfg, tor_strdup(path));
+    problems += sandbox_cfg_allow_stat_filename(cfg, tor_strdup(tmppath));
+    problems += sandbox_cfg_allow_rename(cfg,
+                                      tor_strdup(tmppath), tor_strdup(path));
 
     tor_free(path);
     tor_free(tmppath);