4 files changed, 11 insertions, 11 deletions
diff --git a/engines/sci/engine/game.cpp b/engines/sci/engine/game.cpp
index 1c94b540a0..f77cff4b95 100644
--- a/engines/sci/engine/game.cpp
+++ b/engines/sci/engine/game.cpp
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ int script_init_engine(EngineState *s) {
 
 	// Allocate static buffer for savegame and CWD directories
 	SystemString *str = &s->sys_strings->strings[SYS_STRING_SAVEDIR];
-	str->name = strdup("savedir");
+	str->_name = "savedir";
 	str->max_size = MAX_SAVE_DIR_SIZE;
 	str->value = (reg_t *)calloc(MAX_SAVE_DIR_SIZE, sizeof(reg_t));	// FIXME -- sizeof(char) or sizeof(reg_t) ??
 	str->value[0].segment = s->string_frag_segment; // Set to empty string
@@ -439,7 +439,7 @@ int game_init(EngineState *s) {
 	s->status_bar_background = !s->resMan->isVGA() ? 15 : 255;
 
 	SystemString *str = &s->sys_strings->strings[SYS_STRING_PARSER_BASE];
-	str->name = strdup("parser-base");
+	str->_name = "parser-base";
 	str->max_size = MAX_PARSER_BASE;
 	str->value = (reg_t *)calloc(MAX_PARSER_BASE + 1, sizeof(char));	// FIXME -- sizeof(char) or sizeof(reg_t) ??
 	str->value[0].segment = s->string_frag_segment; // Set to empty string
diff --git a/engines/sci/engine/savegame.cpp b/engines/sci/engine/savegame.cpp
index 03f249c20a..c779e32fa9 100644
--- a/engines/sci/engine/savegame.cpp
+++ b/engines/sci/engine/savegame.cpp
@@ -437,7 +437,7 @@ void Script::saveLoadWithSerializer(Common::Serializer &s) {
 }
 
 static void sync_SystemString(Common::Serializer &s, SystemString &obj) {
-	syncCStr(s, &obj.name);
+	s.syncString(obj._name);
 	s.syncAsSint32LE(obj.max_size);
 
 	// FIXME: This is a *WEIRD* hack: We sync a reg_t* as if it was a string.
diff --git a/engines/sci/engine/segment.cpp b/engines/sci/engine/segment.cpp
index 036d0f6979..80027dbb39 100644
--- a/engines/sci/engine/segment.cpp
+++ b/engines/sci/engine/segment.cpp
@@ -275,13 +275,13 @@ byte *DynMem::dereference(reg_t pointer, int *size) {
 }
 
 bool SystemStrings::isValidOffset(uint16 offset) const {
-	return offset < SYS_STRINGS_MAX && strings[offset].name;
+	return offset < SYS_STRINGS_MAX && !strings[offset]._name.empty();
 }
 
 byte *SystemStrings::dereference(reg_t pointer, int *size) {
 	if (size)
 		*size = strings[pointer.offset].max_size;
-	if (pointer.offset < SYS_STRINGS_MAX && strings[pointer.offset].name)
+	if (isValidOffset(pointer.offset))
 		return (byte *)(strings[pointer.offset].value);
 
 	// This occurs in KQ5CD when interacting with certain objects
diff --git a/engines/sci/engine/segment.h b/engines/sci/engine/segment.h
index 9e6e27dd85..81da9c2488 100644
--- a/engines/sci/engine/segment.h
+++ b/engines/sci/engine/segment.h
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ enum {
 };
 
 struct SystemString {
-	char *name;
+	Common::String _name;
 	int max_size;
 	reg_t *value;
 };
@@ -143,15 +143,15 @@ struct SystemStrings : public SegmentObj {
 
 public:
 	SystemStrings() : SegmentObj(SEG_TYPE_SYS_STRINGS) {
-		memset(strings, 0, sizeof(strings));
+		for (int i = 0; i < SYS_STRINGS_MAX; i++) {
+			strings[i].max_size = 0;
+			strings[i].value = 0;
+		}
 	}
 	~SystemStrings() {
 		for (int i = 0; i < SYS_STRINGS_MAX; i++) {
 			SystemString *str = &strings[i];
-			if (str->name) {
-				free(str->name);
-				str->name = NULL;
-
+			if (!str->_name.empty()) {
 				free(str->value);
 				str->value = NULL;