diff --git a/js/jsd/jsd.h b/js/jsd/jsd.h
index 2c6ada6a5da..c1894d2a9ff 100644
--- a/js/jsd/jsd.h
+++ b/js/jsd/jsd.h
@@ -590,7 +590,7 @@ jsd_AddFullSourceText(JSDContext* jsdc,
 extern void
 jsd_DestroyAllSources(JSDContext* jsdc);
 
-extern const char*
+extern char*
 jsd_BuildNormalizedURL(const char* url_string);
 
 extern void
diff --git a/js/jsd/jsd_text.c b/js/jsd/jsd_text.c
index 16def17f377..80804aa10fe 100644
--- a/js/jsd/jsd_text.c
+++ b/js/jsd/jsd_text.c
@@ -111,13 +111,13 @@ _appendText(JSDContext* jsdc, JSDSourceText* jsdsrc,
 }
 
 static JSDSourceText*
-_newSource(JSDContext* jsdc, const char* url)
+_newSource(JSDContext* jsdc, char* url)
 {
     JSDSourceText* jsdsrc = (JSDSourceText*)calloc(1,sizeof(JSDSourceText));
     if( ! jsdsrc )
         return NULL;
     
-    jsdsrc->url        = (char*) url; /* already a copy */
+    jsdsrc->url        = url;
     jsdsrc->status     = JSD_SOURCE_INITED;
     jsdsrc->dirty      = JS_TRUE;
     jsdsrc->alterCount = jsdc->sourceAlterCount++ ;
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ _removeSource(JSDContext* jsdc, JSDSourceText* jsdsrc)
 }
 
 static JSDSourceText*
-_addSource(JSDContext* jsdc, const char* url)
+_addSource(JSDContext* jsdc, char* url)
 {
     JSDSourceText* jsdsrc = _newSource(jsdc, url);
     if( ! jsdsrc )
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ strncasecomp (const char* one, const char * two, int n)
 static char file_url_prefix[]    = "file:";
 #define FILE_URL_PREFIX_LEN     (sizeof file_url_prefix - 1)
 
-const char*
+char*
 jsd_BuildNormalizedURL( const char* url_string )
 {
     char *new_url_string;
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ JSDSourceText*
 jsd_NewSourceText(JSDContext* jsdc, const char* url)
 {
     JSDSourceText* jsdsrc;
-    const char* new_url_string;
+    char* new_url_string;
 
     JSD_LOCK_SOURCE_TEXT(jsdc);
 
@@ -396,9 +396,7 @@ jsd_NewSourceText(JSDContext* jsdc, const char* url)
     {
         if( jsdsrc->doingEval )
         {
-#ifdef LIVEWIRE
-            free((char*)new_url_string);
-#endif
+            free(new_url_string);
             JSD_UNLOCK_SOURCE_TEXT(jsdc);
             return NULL;
         }
diff --git a/js/jsd/jsdebug.h b/js/jsd/jsdebug.h
index 5e597c9057f..ce0a3dc4e7a 100644
--- a/js/jsd/jsdebug.h
+++ b/js/jsd/jsdebug.h
@@ -663,6 +663,8 @@ JSD_DestroyAllSources( JSDContext* jsdc );
 * Add a new item for a given URL. If an iten already exists for the given URL
 * then the old item is removed.
 * 'url' may not be NULL.
+*
+* ifdef LIVEWIRE url is treated as a char* and ownership is claimed by jsd
 */
 extern JSD_PUBLIC_API(JSDSourceText*)
 JSD_NewSourceText(JSDContext* jsdc, const char* url);