diff --git a/src/cli.c b/src/cli.c
index 5d8e7ae91..01a7216f0 100644
--- a/src/cli.c
+++ b/src/cli.c
@@ -460,7 +460,7 @@ static struct proxy *cli_alloc_fe(const char *name, const char *file, int line)
 	fe->cap = PR_CAP_FE|PR_CAP_INT;
 	fe->maxconn = 10;                 /* default to 10 concurrent connections */
 	fe->timeout.client = MS_TO_TICKS(10000); /* default timeout of 10 seconds */
-	fe->conf.file = strdup(file);
+	fe->conf.file = copy_file_name(file);
 	fe->conf.line = line;
 	fe->accept = frontend_accept;
 	fe->default_target = &cli_applet.obj_type;
diff --git a/src/sink.c b/src/sink.c
index db98fcebc..711233793 100644
--- a/src/sink.c
+++ b/src/sink.c
@@ -757,7 +757,7 @@ static struct sink *sink_new_ringbuf(const char *id, const char *description,
 	init_new_proxy(p);
 	sink_setup_proxy(p);
 	p->id = strdup(id);
-	p->conf.args.file = p->conf.file = strdup(file);
+	p->conf.args.file = p->conf.file = copy_file_name(file);
 	p->conf.args.line = p->conf.line = linenum;
 
 	sink = sink_new_buf(id, description, LOG_FORMAT_RAW, BUFSIZE);