Index: hdparm-9.60/hdparm.c
===================================================================
--- hdparm-9.60.orig/hdparm.c
+++ hdparm-9.60/hdparm.c
@@ -1199,7 +1199,7 @@ static int abort_if_not_full_device (int
 	struct stat st;
 	__u64 start_lba;
 	int i, err, shortened = 0;
-	char *fdevname = strdup(devname);
+	char *fdevname = strdupa(devname);
 
 	if (0 == fstat(fd, &st) && S_ISCHR(st.st_mode))
 		return 0; /* skip geometry test for character (non-block) devices; eg. /dev/sg* */
@@ -1212,7 +1212,7 @@ static int abort_if_not_full_device (int
 	}
 
 	if (!shortened)
-		fdevname = strdup("the full disk");
+		fdevname = strdupa("the full disk");
 
 	if (start_lba == 0ULL)
 		return 0;