diff --git a/src/filewatcher/filewatch.c b/src/filewatcher/filewatch.c
index a4045f8..85b36ee 100644
--- a/src/filewatcher/filewatch.c
+++ b/src/filewatcher/filewatch.c
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ HiResult file_watch_add(FileWatcherContext *ctx, u32 mask,
       int wd = inotify_add_watch(ctx->fd, parent_name, params.parent_mask);
       FileWatch wp = {.wd = wd, .mask = HI_FILE_PARENT, .path = parent_name};
       sc_array_init(&wp.files);
-      sc_array_add(&wp.files, strdup(watch->path));
+      sc_array_add(&wp.files, watch->path);
       sc_array_add(&ctx->watches, wp);
     } else {
       free(parent_name);