static char *git_namespace;
 
-static const char *super_prefix;
+static char *super_prefix;
 
 /*
  * Repository-local GIT_* environment variables; see cache.h for details.
 {
        static int initialized;
        if (!initialized) {
-               super_prefix = getenv(GIT_SUPER_PREFIX_ENVIRONMENT);
+               super_prefix = xstrdup_or_null(getenv(GIT_SUPER_PREFIX_ENVIRONMENT));
                initialized = 1;
        }
        return super_prefix;