diff --git a/commands/of_property.c b/commands/of_property.c
index d0b923f..31e9b71 100644
--- a/commands/of_property.c
+++ b/commands/of_property.c
@@ -270,9 +270,8 @@
 		free(pp->value);
 		pp->value_const = NULL;
 
-		/* limit property data to the actual size */
 		if (len)
-			pp->value = xrealloc(data, len);
+			pp->value = xmemdup(data, len);
 		else
 			pp->value = NULL;