diff --git a/src/include/switch_xml.h b/src/include/switch_xml.h
index be8a2e62f1..6afa636d93 100644
--- a/src/include/switch_xml.h
+++ b/src/include/switch_xml.h
@@ -276,6 +276,9 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_xml_t) switch_xml_set_attr(switch_xml_t xml, const char *n
 #define switch_xml_set_attr_d(xml, name, value) \
     switch_xml_set_attr(switch_xml_set_flag(xml, SWITCH_XML_DUP), strdup(name), strdup(switch_str_nil(value)))
 
+#define switch_xml_set_attr_d_buf(xml, name, value) \
+    switch_xml_set_attr(switch_xml_set_flag(xml, SWITCH_XML_DUP), strdup(name), strdup(value))
+
 ///\brief sets a flag for the given tag and returns the tag
 ///\param xml the xml node
 ///\param flag the flag to set
diff --git a/src/mod/languages/mod_yaml/mod_yaml.c b/src/mod/languages/mod_yaml/mod_yaml.c
index aa6137cd3f..1bf07e801f 100644
--- a/src/mod/languages/mod_yaml/mod_yaml.c
+++ b/src/mod/languages/mod_yaml/mod_yaml.c
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ static switch_xml_t parse_file(FILE *input, const char *file_name)
 						} else {
 							switch_set_string(value, scalar_data);
 							param = switch_xml_add_child_d(current, "param", p_off++);
-							switch_xml_set_attr_d(param, "name", name);
+							switch_xml_set_attr_d_buf(param, "name", name);
 							switch_xml_set_attr_d(param, "value", scalar_data);
 							nv = 0;
 						}