diff --git a/stand/libsa/zfs/zfs.c b/stand/libsa/zfs/zfs.c
index 3129344bdf48..628724283a4e 100644
--- a/stand/libsa/zfs/zfs.c
+++ b/stand/libsa/zfs/zfs.c
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ static int	zfs_env_count;
 SLIST_HEAD(zfs_be_list, zfs_be_entry) zfs_be_head = SLIST_HEAD_INITIALIZER(zfs_be_head);
 struct zfs_be_list *zfs_be_headp;
 struct zfs_be_entry {
-	const char *name;
+	cha *name;
 	SLIST_ENTRY(zfs_be_entry) entries;
 } *zfs_be, *zfs_be_tmp;
 
@@ -906,6 +906,7 @@ zfs_bootenv_initial(const char *name)
 	while (!SLIST_EMPTY(&zfs_be_head)) {
 		zfs_be = SLIST_FIRST(&zfs_be_head);
 		SLIST_REMOVE_HEAD(&zfs_be_head, entries);
+		free(zfs_be->name);
 		free(zfs_be);
 	}
 
@@ -973,6 +974,7 @@ zfs_bootenv(const char *name)
 	while (!SLIST_EMPTY(&zfs_be_head)) {
 		zfs_be = SLIST_FIRST(&zfs_be_head);
 		SLIST_REMOVE_HEAD(&zfs_be_head, entries);
+		free(zfs_be->name);
 		free(zfs_be);
 	}
 
@@ -992,7 +994,11 @@ zfs_belist_add(const char *name, uint64_t value __unused)
 	if (zfs_be == NULL) {
 		return (ENOMEM);
 	}
-	zfs_be->name = name;
+	zfs_be->name = strdup(name);
+	if (zfs_be->name == NULL) {
+		free(zfs_be);
+		return (ENOMEM);
+	}
 	SLIST_INSERT_HEAD(&zfs_be_head, zfs_be, entries);
 	zfs_env_count++;