diff --git a/desmume/src/gtk/main.cpp b/desmume/src/gtk/main.cpp
index ced4d90e6..e570f7e77 100644
--- a/desmume/src/gtk/main.cpp
+++ b/desmume/src/gtk/main.cpp
@@ -918,7 +918,7 @@ static void OpenNdsDialog()
             GtkRecentData recentData;
             gchar *uri;
             memset(&recentData, 0, sizeof(GtkRecentData));
-            recentData.mime_type = "application/x-nintendo-ds-rom";
+            recentData.mime_type = g_strdup("application/x-nintendo-ds-rom");
             recentData.app_name = (gchar *) g_get_application_name ();
             recentData.app_exec = g_strjoin (" ", g_get_prgname (), "%f", NULL);
 
@@ -928,6 +928,7 @@ static void OpenNdsDialog()
             gtk_recent_manager_add_full (manager, uri, &recentData);
 
             g_free(uri);
+            g_free(recentData.app_name);
             g_free(recentData.app_exec);
 #endif
             gtk_action_set_sensitive(gtk_action_group_get_action(action_group, "run"), TRUE);