diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/sdp/gstsdpmessage.c b/gst-libs/gst/sdp/gstsdpmessage.c
index e26fcbfd44..9c1a965943 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/sdp/gstsdpmessage.c
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/sdp/gstsdpmessage.c
@@ -1180,7 +1180,7 @@ gst_sdp_message_add_bandwidth (GstSDPMessage * msg, const gchar * bwtype,
 {
   GstSDPBandwidth bw;
 
-  bw.bwtype = (gchar *) bwtype;
+  bw.bwtype = g_strdup (bwtype);
   bw.bandwidth = bandwidth;
 
   return gst_sdp_message_insert_bandwidth (msg, -1, &bw);