diff --git a/lldb/source/Plugins/SymbolFile/DWARF/DWARFASTParserClang.cpp b/lldb/source/Plugins/SymbolFile/DWARF/DWARFASTParserClang.cpp
--- a/lldb/source/Plugins/SymbolFile/DWARF/DWARFASTParserClang.cpp
+++ b/lldb/source/Plugins/SymbolFile/DWARF/DWARFASTParserClang.cpp
@@ -1226,6 +1226,7 @@
       }
 
       if (!function_decl) {
+        char *name_buf = nullptr;
         llvm::StringRef name = attrs.name.GetStringRef();
 
         // We currently generate function templates with template parameters in
@@ -1233,8 +1234,10 @@
         // we want to strip these from the name when creating the AST.
         if (attrs.mangled_name) {
           llvm::ItaniumPartialDemangler D;
-          if (!D.partialDemangle(attrs.mangled_name))
-            name = D.getFunctionBaseName(nullptr, nullptr);
+          if (!D.partialDemangle(attrs.mangled_name)) {
+            name_buf = D.getFunctionBaseName(nullptr, nullptr);
+            name = name_buf;
+          }
         }
 
         // We just have a function that isn't part of a class
@@ -1243,6 +1246,7 @@
                                       : containing_decl_ctx,
             GetOwningClangModule(die), name, clang_type, attrs.storage,
             attrs.is_inline);
+        std::free(name_buf);
 
         if (has_template_params) {
           TypeSystemClang::TemplateParameterInfos template_param_infos;