diff --git a/src/cc/ClientStatus.cpp b/src/cc/ClientStatus.cpp
index 7f84d8cd..9655386a 100644
--- a/src/cc/ClientStatus.cpp
+++ b/src/cc/ClientStatus.cpp
@@ -595,7 +595,7 @@ std::string ClientStatus::toJsonString()
     writer.SetMaxDecimalPlaces(10);
     respDocument.Accept(writer);
 
-    return strdup(buffer.GetString());
+    return buffer.GetString();
 }
 
 void ClientStatus::clearGPUInfoList()