diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib-acpi.c b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib-acpi.c
index 682070d20f00..2dc52585e3f2 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib-acpi.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib-acpi.c
@@ -977,7 +977,7 @@ bool acpi_can_fallback_to_crs(struct acpi_device *adev, const char *con_id)
 		lookup = kmalloc(sizeof(*lookup), GFP_KERNEL);
 		if (lookup) {
 			lookup->adev = adev;
-			lookup->con_id = con_id;
+			lookup->con_id = kstrdup(con_id, GFP_KERNEL);
 			list_add_tail(&lookup->node, &acpi_crs_lookup_list);
 		}
 	}