diff --git a/paddle/framework/init.cc b/paddle/framework/init.cc
index e12bac1d78e3f6bbc46849c06b53e3b93e147cfc..4ef82a541efaa35bcf831d5122570154f2fa2423 100644
--- a/paddle/framework/init.cc
+++ b/paddle/framework/init.cc
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
 WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 limitations under the License. */
+#include <string.h>  // for strdup
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <string>
 
@@ -60,7 +61,9 @@ void InitDevices() {
 }
 
 void InitGLOG(const std::string &prog_name) {
-  google::InitGoogleLogging(prog_name.c_str());
+  // glog will not hold the ARGV[0] inside.
+  // Use strdup to alloc a new string.
+  google::InitGoogleLogging(strdup(prog_name.c_str()));
   google::InstallFailureSignalHandler();
 }