diff --git a/legacy/efreet/src/lib/efreet.c b/legacy/efreet/src/lib/efreet.c
index 895a57d831..f0da7aa66f 100644
--- a/legacy/efreet/src/lib/efreet.c
+++ b/legacy/efreet/src/lib/efreet.c
@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@
 
 static int _efreet_init_count = 0;
 static int efreet_parsed_locale = 0;
-static char *efreet_lang = NULL;
-static char *efreet_lang_country = NULL;
-static char *efreet_lang_modifier = NULL;
+static const char *efreet_lang = NULL;
+static const char *efreet_lang_country = NULL;
+static const char *efreet_lang_modifier = NULL;
 int _efreet_log_domain_global = -1;
 static void efreet_parse_locale(void);
 static int efreet_parse_locale_setting(const char *env);
@@ -105,9 +105,9 @@ efreet_shutdown(void)
     eet_shutdown();
     eina_shutdown();
 
-    IF_FREE(efreet_lang);
-    IF_FREE(efreet_lang_country);
-    IF_FREE(efreet_lang_modifier);
+    IF_RELEASE(efreet_lang);
+    IF_RELEASE(efreet_lang_country);
+    IF_RELEASE(efreet_lang_modifier);
     efreet_parsed_locale = 0;  /* reset this in case they init efreet again */
 
     return _efreet_init_count;
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ efreet_parse_locale_setting(const char *env)
     if (p)
     {
         *p = '\0';
-        efreet_lang_modifier = strdup(p + 1);
+        efreet_lang_modifier = eina_stringshare_add(p + 1);
         found = 1;
     }
 
@@ -212,13 +212,13 @@ efreet_parse_locale_setting(const char *env)
     if (p)
     {
         *p = '\0';
-        efreet_lang_country = strdup(p + 1);
+        efreet_lang_country = eina_stringshare_add(p + 1);
         found = 1;
     }
 
     if (setting && (*setting != '\0'))
     {
-        efreet_lang = strdup(setting);
+        efreet_lang = eina_stringshare_add(setting);
         found = 1;
     }
 
diff --git a/legacy/efreet/src/lib/efreet_utils.c b/legacy/efreet/src/lib/efreet_utils.c
index 603036e685..a0d91949d4 100644
--- a/legacy/efreet/src/lib/efreet_utils.c
+++ b/legacy/efreet/src/lib/efreet_utils.c
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ static Eina_List *efreet_util_cache_list(const char *search, const char *what);
 static Eina_List *efreet_util_cache_glob_list(const char *search, const char *what);
 
 static Eina_Hash *file_id_by_desktop_path = NULL;
-static char *cache_file = NULL;
+static const char *cache_file = NULL;
 static Eet_File *cache = NULL;
 
 static int init = 0;
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ efreet_util_shutdown(void)
     eina_log_domain_unregister(_efreet_utils_log_dom);
     IF_FREE_HASH(file_id_by_desktop_path);
     if (cache) eet_close(cache);
-    IF_FREE(cache_file);
+    IF_RELEASE(cache_file);
     return init;
 }
 
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ efreet_desktop_util_cache_file(void)
     else
         snprintf(tmp, sizeof(tmp), "%s/.efreet/desktop_util.cache", home);
 
-    cache_file = strdup(tmp);
+    cache_file = eina_stringshare_add(tmp);
     return cache_file;
 }