2 files changed, 2 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/src/securecoreutils.c b/src/securecoreutils.c
index 06656d9..0e45a7e 100644
--- a/src/securecoreutils.c
+++ b/src/securecoreutils.c
@@ -156,11 +156,7 @@ int main(int argc, char * argv[])
 
    memset(&cnf, 0, sizeof(scu_config));
 
-   if ((cnf.prog_name = strdup(PROGRAM_NAME)) == NULL)
-   {
-      fprintf(stderr, "%s: out of virtual memory\n", PROGRAM_NAME);
-      return(1);
-   };
+   cnf.prog_name = PROGRAM_NAME;
 
    // skip argument processing if called via alias
    if ((cnf.widget = scu_widget_lookup(scu_basename(argv[0]), 1)) != NULL)
diff --git a/src/securecoreutils.h b/src/securecoreutils.h
index e26f073..b29a16c 100644
--- a/src/securecoreutils.h
+++ b/src/securecoreutils.h
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ struct scu_config
    int                  verbose;
    int                  opt_index;
    int                  argc;
-   char               * prog_name;
+   const char         * prog_name;
    char              ** argv;
    const scu_widget   * widget;
 };