diff --git a/lib/nvmf/conf.c b/lib/nvmf/conf.c
index 785d14ddd..2a52daa41 100644
--- a/lib/nvmf/conf.c
+++ b/lib/nvmf/conf.c
@@ -72,23 +72,14 @@ static int
 spdk_add_nvmf_discovery_subsystem(void)
 {
 	struct spdk_nvmf_subsystem *subsystem;
-	char *name;
 
-	name = strdup(SPDK_NVMF_DISCOVERY_NQN);
-	if (name == NULL) {
-		SPDK_ERRLOG("strdup ss_group->name error\n");
-		return -1;
-	}
-
-	subsystem = nvmf_create_subsystem(0, name, SPDK_NVMF_SUBTYPE_DISCOVERY, rte_get_master_lcore());
+	subsystem = nvmf_create_subsystem(0, SPDK_NVMF_DISCOVERY_NQN, SPDK_NVMF_SUBTYPE_DISCOVERY,
+					  rte_get_master_lcore());
 	if (subsystem == NULL) {
 		SPDK_ERRLOG("Failed creating discovery nvmf library subsystem\n");
-		free(name);
 		return -1;
 	}
 
-	free(name);
-
 	return 0;
 }