diff --git a/tools/perf/ui/browser.c b/tools/perf/ui/browser.c
index 603d11283cbd..c4cdf2ea69b7 100644
--- a/tools/perf/ui/browser.c
+++ b/tools/perf/ui/browser.c
@@ -287,7 +287,8 @@ int ui_browser__show(struct ui_browser *browser, const char *title,
 	mutex_lock(&ui__lock);
 	__ui_browser__show_title(browser, title);
 
-	browser->title = title;
+	free(browser->title);
+	browser->title = strdup(title);
 	zfree(&browser->helpline);
 
 	va_start(ap, helpline);
@@ -304,6 +305,7 @@ void ui_browser__hide(struct ui_browser *browser)
 	mutex_lock(&ui__lock);
 	ui_helpline__pop();
 	zfree(&browser->helpline);
+	zfree(&browser->title);
 	mutex_unlock(&ui__lock);
 }
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/ui/browser.h b/tools/perf/ui/browser.h
index 510ce4554050..6e98d5f8f71c 100644
--- a/tools/perf/ui/browser.h
+++ b/tools/perf/ui/browser.h
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ struct ui_browser {
 	u8	      extra_title_lines;
 	int	      current_color;
 	void	      *priv;
-	const char    *title;
+	char	      *title;
 	char	      *helpline;
 	const char    *no_samples_msg;
 	void 	      (*refresh_dimensions)(struct ui_browser *browser);