diff --git a/vhdlpp/parse.y b/vhdlpp/parse.y
index ea948a1a8..90e62f23b 100644
--- a/vhdlpp/parse.y
+++ b/vhdlpp/parse.y
@@ -2586,7 +2586,7 @@ suffix
       { $$ = $1; }
   | K_all
       { //do not have now better idea than using char constant
-	$$ = strcpy(new char[strlen("all"+1)], "all");
+	$$ = strdup("all");
       }
   ;