diff --git a/cmirror.c b/cmirror.c
index 2e404da..4c3e457 100644
--- a/cmirror.c
+++ b/cmirror.c
@@ -1471,9 +1471,9 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
         else if (opt == 101)
             identity_file = g_strdup(optarg);
         else if (opt == 102)
-            g_strv_builder_add(excepts_builder, g_strdup(optarg));
+            g_strv_builder_add(excepts_builder, optarg);
         else if (opt == 103)
-            g_strv_builder_add(ssh_opts_builder, g_strdup(optarg));
+            g_strv_builder_add(ssh_opts_builder, optarg);
         else if (opt == 104)
             unix_socket_name = g_strdup(optarg);
         else if (opt == '?')