--- a/libpurple/whiteboard.c	Sat Jan 26 19:20:11 2019 +0000
+++ b/libpurple/whiteboard.c	Thu Feb 07 05:17:39 2019 -0500
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@
 			priv->account = g_value_get_object(value);
 			break;
 		case PROP_WHO:
-			priv->who = g_strdup(g_value_get_string(value));
+			priv->who = g_value_dup_string(value);
 			break;
 		case PROP_DRAW_LIST:
 			purple_whiteboard_set_draw_list(wb, g_value_get_pointer(value));