diff --git a/netwerk/protocol/ftp/src/nsFtpControlConnection.cpp b/netwerk/protocol/ftp/src/nsFtpControlConnection.cpp
index 73db50772890..3ff1e445575c 100644
--- a/netwerk/protocol/ftp/src/nsFtpControlConnection.cpp
+++ b/netwerk/protocol/ftp/src/nsFtpControlConnection.cpp
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ nsFtpControlConnection::nsFtpControlConnection(const char* host, PRUint32 port)
     NS_INIT_REFCNT();
     PR_LOG(gFTPLog, PR_LOG_ALWAYS, ("(%x) nsFtpControlConnection created", this));
 
+    mHost.Adopt(nsCRT::strdup(host));
     mPort = port;
     mServerType = 0;
     mConnected =  PR_FALSE;