diff --git a/projects/roctracer/script/hsaap.py b/projects/roctracer/script/hsaap.py
index 27ff082c28..d9067901c8 100755
--- a/projects/roctracer/script/hsaap.py
+++ b/projects/roctracer/script/hsaap.py
@@ -379,7 +379,10 @@ class API_DescrParser:
       self.content += 'static ' + ret_type + ' ' + call + '_callback(' + struct['args'] + ') {\n'
       self.content += '  hsa_api_data_t api_data{};\n'
       for var in struct['alst']:
-        self.content += '  api_data.args.' + call + '.' + var + ' = ' + var + ';\n'
+        if (call == 'hsa_isa_from_name') and (var == 'name'):
+          self.content += '  api_data.args.' + call + '.' + var + ' = ' + 'strdup(' + var + ')' + ';\n'
+        else:
+          self.content += '  api_data.args.' + call + '.' + var + ' = ' + var + ';\n'
       self.content += '  activity_rtapi_callback_t api_callback_fun = NULL;\n'
       self.content += '  void* api_callback_arg = NULL;\n'
       self.content += '  cb_table.get(' + call_id + ', &api_callback_fun, &api_callback_arg);\n'