diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 0f7344fbe..c377a5f61 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2010-10-27  Robert Larice
+ * src/frontend/device.c :
+    bug fix, const data space was used, instead of malloced area
+
 2010-10-27  Robert Larice
  * src/spicelib/devices/asrc/asrcset.c ,
  * src/xspice/mif/mifgetvalue.c :
diff --git a/src/frontend/device.c b/src/frontend/device.c
index e55da1cb6..3cf5004b6 100644
--- a/src/frontend/device.c
+++ b/src/frontend/device.c
@@ -1069,8 +1069,7 @@ com_alter_common(wordlist *wl, int do_model)
        xsbuf = wl_flatten(words);
        /* fprintf(cp_err, "Chain    converted  %s \n",xsbuf); */
        dv=(struct dvec *)MALLOC(sizeof(struct dvec));
-       dv->v_name = (char *)MALLOC(sizeof("real vector"));
-       dv->v_name = "real vector";
+       dv->v_name = copy("real vector");
        type &= IF_VARTYPES;
        if (type == IF_REALVEC) {
            list = (double *)MALLOC(sizeof(double));