--- a/shared/util.c	2021-01-05 14:22:23.908595633 +0530
+++ b/shared/util.c	2021-01-05 14:26:31.721134828 +0530
@@ -404,7 +404,9 @@
 {
 	char *start, *end;
 
-	start = strndupa(path, len);
+	start = alloca(len+1);
+	strncpy(start, path, len);
+	start[len] = '\0';
 	end = start + len;
 
 	/*