1 files changed, 2 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/Alc/backends/portaudio.cpp b/Alc/backends/portaudio.cpp
index f8506baa..1a74250e 100644
--- a/Alc/backends/portaudio.cpp
+++ b/Alc/backends/portaudio.cpp
@@ -251,9 +251,7 @@ retry_open:
         return ALC_INVALID_VALUE;
     }
 
-    al_free(device->DeviceName);
-    device->DeviceName = alstrdup(name);
-
+    device->DeviceName = name;
     return ALC_NO_ERROR;
 
 }
@@ -443,9 +441,7 @@ ALCenum ALCportCapture_open(ALCportCapture *self, const ALCchar *name)
         return ALC_INVALID_VALUE;
     }
 
-    al_free(device->DeviceName);
-    device->DeviceName = alstrdup(name);
-
+    device->DeviceName = name;
     return ALC_NO_ERROR;
 }