diff --git a/include/types/proxy.h b/include/types/proxy.h
index 641bc1c7b..9bfa68def 100644
--- a/include/types/proxy.h
+++ b/include/types/proxy.h
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ struct proxy {
 	char *logformat_string;			/* log format string */
 	char *uniqueid_format_string;		/* unique-id format string */
 	struct {
-		const char *file;		/* file where the section appears */
+		char *file;			/* file where the section appears */
 		int line;			/* line where the section appears */
 		struct eb32_node id;		/* place in the tree of used IDs */
 		struct eb_root used_listener_id;/* list of listener IDs in use */
diff --git a/src/cfgparse.c b/src/cfgparse.c
index 91b4b7f13..bc9d93f86 100644
--- a/src/cfgparse.c
+++ b/src/cfgparse.c
@@ -1242,7 +1242,7 @@ int cfg_parse_peers(const char *file, int linenum, char **args, int kwm)
 
 		curpeers->next = peers;
 		peers = curpeers;
-		curpeers->conf.file = file;
+		curpeers->conf.file = strdup(file);
 		curpeers->conf.line = linenum;
 		curpeers->last_change = now.tv_sec;
 		curpeers->id = strdup(args[1]);
@@ -1279,7 +1279,7 @@ int cfg_parse_peers(const char *file, int linenum, char **args, int kwm)
 		newpeer->next = curpeers->remote;
 		curpeers->remote = newpeer;
 		newpeer->peers = curpeers;
-		newpeer->conf.file = file;
+		newpeer->conf.file = strdup(file);
 		newpeer->conf.line = linenum;
 
 		newpeer->last_change = now.tv_sec;
@@ -1451,7 +1451,7 @@ int cfg_parse_listen(const char *file, int linenum, char **args, int kwm)
 		init_new_proxy(curproxy);
 		curproxy->next = proxy;
 		proxy = curproxy;
-		curproxy->conf.file = file;
+		curproxy->conf.file = strdup(file);
 		curproxy->conf.line = linenum;
 		curproxy->last_change = now.tv_sec;
 		curproxy->id = strdup(args[1]);
@@ -3913,7 +3913,7 @@ stats_error_parsing:
 			newsrv->next = curproxy->srv;
 			curproxy->srv = newsrv;
 			newsrv->proxy = curproxy;
-			newsrv->conf.file = file;
+			newsrv->conf.file = strdup(file);
 			newsrv->conf.line = linenum;
 
 			LIST_INIT(&newsrv->actconns);
diff --git a/src/haproxy.c b/src/haproxy.c
index b9179f001..8ac86cd76 100644
--- a/src/haproxy.c
+++ b/src/haproxy.c
@@ -852,6 +852,7 @@ void deinit(void)
 
 	deinit_signals();
 	while (p) {
+		free(p->conf.file);
 		free(p->id);
 		free(p->check_req);
 		free(p->cookie_name);