--- a/libopkg/opkg_download.c
+++ b/libopkg/opkg_download.c
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ opkg_prepare_url_for_install(const char
      hash_insert_pkg(pkg, 1);
 
      if (namep) {
-	  *namep = pkg->name;
+	  *namep = xstrdup(pkg->name);
      }
      return 0;
 }
