diff --git a/mozilla/modules/plugin/base/src/nsPluginsDirUNIX.cpp b/mozilla/modules/plugin/base/src/nsPluginsDirUNIX.cpp
index 0c4be541d2c..2282ee88ebe 100644
--- a/mozilla/modules/plugin/base/src/nsPluginsDirUNIX.cpp
+++ b/mozilla/modules/plugin/base/src/nsPluginsDirUNIX.cpp
@@ -84,10 +84,7 @@ nsPluginsDir::nsPluginsDir(PRUint16 location)
   const char *pluginsDir = sysdir.GetCString(); // native path
   if (pluginsDir != NULL)
   {
-      const char* allocPath;
-      
-      allocPath = PL_strdup(pluginsDir);
-      *(nsFileSpec*)this = allocPath;
+      *(nsFileSpec*)this = pluginsDir;
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/mozilla/modules/plugin/nglsrc/nsPluginsDirUNIX.cpp b/mozilla/modules/plugin/nglsrc/nsPluginsDirUNIX.cpp
index 0c4be541d2c..2282ee88ebe 100644
--- a/mozilla/modules/plugin/nglsrc/nsPluginsDirUNIX.cpp
+++ b/mozilla/modules/plugin/nglsrc/nsPluginsDirUNIX.cpp
@@ -84,10 +84,7 @@ nsPluginsDir::nsPluginsDir(PRUint16 location)
   const char *pluginsDir = sysdir.GetCString(); // native path
   if (pluginsDir != NULL)
   {
-      const char* allocPath;
-      
-      allocPath = PL_strdup(pluginsDir);
-      *(nsFileSpec*)this = allocPath;
+      *(nsFileSpec*)this = pluginsDir;
   }
 }