diff --git a/librz/core/cmd/cmd_search.c b/librz/core/cmd/cmd_search.c
index fe03881b626..c3ec894392a 100644
--- a/librz/core/cmd/cmd_search.c
+++ b/librz/core/cmd/cmd_search.c
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ RZ_IPI RzCmdStatus rz_cmd_search_string_handler(RzCore *core, int argc, const ch
 		return RZ_CMD_STATUS_ERROR;
 	}
 
-	char *search_term = rz_str_new(argv[1]);
+	char *search_term = RZ_STR_DUP(argv[1]);
 	int len = rz_str_unescape(search_term);
 
 	struct search_parameters param;