diff --git a/legacy/eeze/src/lib/udev/eeze_udev_watch.c b/legacy/eeze/src/lib/udev/eeze_udev_watch.c
index 12848bcebe..a2b60dbbfb 100644
--- a/legacy/eeze/src/lib/udev/eeze_udev_watch.c
+++ b/legacy/eeze/src/lib/udev/eeze_udev_watch.c
@@ -151,10 +151,11 @@ _get_syspath_from_watch(void *data, Ecore_Fd_Handler *fd_handler)
    ret = udev_device_get_syspath(device);
    if (!ret)
      goto error;
-
+   ret = eina_stringshare_add(ret);
    (*func)(ret, test, sdata, watch);
 error:
    udev_device_unref(device);
+   eina_stringshare_del(ret);
    return 1;
 }
 /**