diff --git a/gdb/ChangeLog b/gdb/ChangeLog
index 11667aecfd1..37f505d00b2 100644
--- a/gdb/ChangeLog
+++ b/gdb/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+2019-02-15  Philippe Waroquiers  <philippe.waroquiers@skynet.be>
+	    Tom Tromey  <tromey@adacore.com>
+
+	* ada-lang.c (ada_exception_sal): Change addr_string to a
+	std::string.
+	(create_ada_exception_catchpoint): Update.
+
 2019-02-15  Philippe Waroquiers  <philippe.waroquiers@skynet.be>
 	    Tom Tromey  <tromey@adacore.com>
 
diff --git a/gdb/ada-lang.c b/gdb/ada-lang.c
index 602facb35e7..c775b09b89e 100644
--- a/gdb/ada-lang.c
+++ b/gdb/ada-lang.c
@@ -13176,7 +13176,7 @@ ada_exception_catchpoint_cond_string (const char *excep_string,
 
 static struct symtab_and_line
 ada_exception_sal (enum ada_exception_catchpoint_kind ex,
-		   const char **addr_string, const struct breakpoint_ops **ops)
+		   std::string *addr_string, const struct breakpoint_ops **ops)
 {
   const char *sym_name;
   struct symbol *sym;
@@ -13196,7 +13196,7 @@ ada_exception_sal (enum ada_exception_catchpoint_kind ex,
     error (_("Unable to insert catchpoint. %s is not a function."), sym_name);
 
   /* Set ADDR_STRING.  */
-  *addr_string = xstrdup (sym_name);
+  *addr_string = sym_name;
 
   /* Set OPS.  */
   *ops = ada_exception_breakpoint_ops (ex);
@@ -13228,12 +13228,12 @@ create_ada_exception_catchpoint (struct gdbarch *gdbarch,
 				 int disabled,
 				 int from_tty)
 {
-  const char *addr_string = NULL;
+  std::string addr_string;
   const struct breakpoint_ops *ops = NULL;
   struct symtab_and_line sal = ada_exception_sal (ex_kind, &addr_string, &ops);
 
   std::unique_ptr<ada_catchpoint> c (new ada_catchpoint ());
-  init_ada_exception_breakpoint (c.get (), gdbarch, sal, addr_string,
+  init_ada_exception_breakpoint (c.get (), gdbarch, sal, addr_string.c_str (),
 				 ops, tempflag, disabled, from_tty);
   c->excep_string = excep_string;
   create_excep_cond_exprs (c.get (), ex_kind);