diff --git a/src/lib/fit_payload.c b/src/lib/fit_payload.c
index ec947c0..3e1819d 100644
--- a/src/lib/fit_payload.c
+++ b/src/lib/fit_payload.c
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@
 	struct device_tree_node *coreboot_node = dt_find_node(firmware_node,
 		coreboot_path, &addr_cells, &size_cells, 1);
 
-	dt_add_string_prop(coreboot_node, "compatible", strdup("coreboot"));
+	dt_add_string_prop(coreboot_node, "compatible", "coreboot");
 
 	/* Fetch CB tables from cbmem */
 	void *cbtable = cbmem_find(CBMEM_ID_CBTABLE);