diff --git a/src/lib/ecore_file/ecore_file_monitor_inotify.c b/src/lib/ecore_file/ecore_file_monitor_inotify.c
index 374d709265..fa214213e8 100644
--- a/src/lib/ecore_file/ecore_file_monitor_inotify.c
+++ b/src/lib/ecore_file/ecore_file_monitor_inotify.c
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ ecore_file_monitor_backend_add(const char *path,
 
    len = strlen(path);
    path2 = alloca(len + 1);
+   strcpy(path2, path);
    if (path2[len - 1] == '/' && strcmp(path2, "/")) path2[len - 1] = 0;
    em->path = eina_stringshare_add(path2);
 
diff --git a/src/lib/ecore_file/ecore_file_monitor_poll.c b/src/lib/ecore_file/ecore_file_monitor_poll.c
index 16f84194ce..d2034dc7ab 100644
--- a/src/lib/ecore_file/ecore_file_monitor_poll.c
+++ b/src/lib/ecore_file/ecore_file_monitor_poll.c
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ ecore_file_monitor_backend_add(const char *path,
 
    len = strlen(path);
    path2 = alloca(len + 1);
+   strcpy(path2, path);
    if (path2[len - 1] == '/' && strcmp(path2, "/")) path2[len - 1] = 0;
    em->path = eina_stringshare_add(path2);
 
diff --git a/src/lib/ecore_file/ecore_file_monitor_win32.c b/src/lib/ecore_file/ecore_file_monitor_win32.c
index 20f2ad02ad..8a0f92dca7 100644
--- a/src/lib/ecore_file/ecore_file_monitor_win32.c
+++ b/src/lib/ecore_file/ecore_file_monitor_win32.c
@@ -259,6 +259,7 @@ ecore_file_monitor_backend_add(const char *path,
 
    len = strlen(path);
    path2 = alloca(len + 1);
+   strcpy(path2, path);
    if (path2[len - 1] == '/' || path2[len - 1] == '\\') path2[len - 1] = 0;
    em->path = eina_stringshare_add(path2);