diff --git a/container.c b/container.c
index 76c5cd1..3afbfdc 100644
--- a/container.c
+++ b/container.c
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ void str_array_dup_append(str_array *a, const char *str)
 {
         if (!a)
                 return;
-        char *dup = strdup(str);
+        char *dup = g_strdup(str);
         str_array_append(a, dup);
 }
 
diff --git a/dunst.c b/dunst.c
index e4bcff1..8e17965 100644
--- a/dunst.c
+++ b/dunst.c
@@ -528,7 +528,7 @@ void r_line_cache_append(r_line_cache *c, const char *s, ColorSet *col, bool is_
 
     c->count++;
     c->lines[c->count-1].colors = col;
-    c->lines[c->count-1].str = strdup(s);
+    c->lines[c->count-1].str = g_strdup(s);
     c->lines[c->count-1].is_begin = is_begin;
     c->lines[c->count-1].is_end = is_end;
 }
@@ -595,7 +595,7 @@ void add_notification_to_line_cache(notification *n, int max_width)
         if (n->dup_count > 0) {
                 buf = g_strdup_printf("(%d) %s", n->dup_count, msg);
         } else {
-                buf = strdup(msg);
+                buf = g_strdup(msg);
         }
 
         /* print age */
@@ -1083,7 +1083,7 @@ int init_notification(notification * n, int id)
 
         apply_rules(n);
 
-        n->msg = string_replace("%a", n->appname, strdup(n->format));
+        n->msg = string_replace("%a", n->appname, g_strdup(n->format));
         n->msg = string_replace("%s", n->summary, n->msg);
         if (n->icon) {
                 n->msg = string_replace("%I", basename(n->icon), n->msg);
@@ -1261,7 +1261,7 @@ void init_shortcut(keyboard_shortcut * ks)
                 return;
         }
 
-        char *str = strdup(ks->str);
+        char *str = g_strdup(ks->str);
         char *str_begin = str;
 
         if (str == NULL)
@@ -1725,7 +1725,7 @@ void load_options(char *cmdline_config_path)
                                 sep_color = FRAME;
                         else {
                                 sep_color = CUSTOM;
-                                sep_custom_color_str = strdup(c);
+                                sep_custom_color_str = g_strdup(c);
                         }
                         free(c);
                 }
@@ -1827,7 +1827,7 @@ void load_options(char *cmdline_config_path)
                         initrule(r);
                 }
 
-                r->name = strdup(cur_section);
+                r->name = g_strdup(cur_section);
                 r->appname = ini_get_string(cur_section, "appname", r->appname);
                 r->summary = ini_get_string(cur_section, "summary", r->summary);
                 r->body = ini_get_string(cur_section, "body", r->body);
diff --git a/dunst_dbus.c b/dunst_dbus.c
index 28f689b..ff61855 100644
--- a/dunst_dbus.c
+++ b/dunst_dbus.c
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 /* copyright 2013 Sascha Kruse and contributors (see LICENSE for licensing information) */
 
+#include <glib.h>
 #include <dbus/dbus.h>
 
 #include "dunst.h"
@@ -358,19 +359,19 @@ void notify(DBusMessage * dmsg)
                         expires = 1;
                 }
         }
-        n->appname = appname != NULL ? strdup(appname) : "";
-        n->summary = summary != NULL ? strdup(summary) : "";
-        n->body = body != NULL ? strdup(body) : "";
-        n->icon = icon != NULL ? strdup(icon) : "";
+        n->appname = appname != NULL ? g_strdup(appname) : "";
+        n->summary = summary != NULL ? g_strdup(summary) : "";
+        n->body = body != NULL ? g_strdup(body) : "";
+        n->icon = icon != NULL ? g_strdup(icon) : "";
         n->timeout = expires;
         n->progress = (progress < 0 || progress > 100) ? 0 : progress + 1;
         n->urgency = urgency;
-        n->dbus_client = strdup(dbus_message_get_sender(dmsg));
+        n->dbus_client = g_strdup(dbus_message_get_sender(dmsg));
         for (i = 0; i < ColLast; i++) {
                 n->color_strings[i] = NULL;
         }
-        n->color_strings[ColFG] = fgcolor == NULL ? NULL : strdup(fgcolor);
-        n->color_strings[ColBG] = bgcolor == NULL ? NULL : strdup(bgcolor);
+        n->color_strings[ColFG] = fgcolor == NULL ? NULL : g_strdup(fgcolor);
+        n->color_strings[ColBG] = bgcolor == NULL ? NULL : g_strdup(bgcolor);
 
         id = init_notification(n, replaces_id);
         if (id > 0)
diff --git a/options.c b/options.c
index 7ec1a08..228c5ed 100644
--- a/options.c
+++ b/options.c
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ section_t *new_section(char *name)
 {
         section_count++;
         sections = realloc(sections, sizeof(section_t) * section_count);
-        sections[section_count - 1].name = strdup(name);
+        sections[section_count - 1].name = g_strdup(name);
         sections[section_count - 1].entries = NULL;
         sections[section_count - 1].entry_count = 0;
         return &sections[section_count - 1];
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ void add_entry(char *section_name, char *key, char *value)
         s->entry_count++;
         int len = s->entry_count;
         s->entries = realloc(s->entries, sizeof(entry_t) * len);
-        s->entries[s->entry_count - 1].key = strdup(key);
+        s->entries[s->entry_count - 1].key = g_strdup(key);
         s->entries[s->entry_count - 1].value = clean_value(value);
 }
 
@@ -105,12 +105,12 @@ char *ini_get_string(char *section, char *key, const char *def)
 {
         char *value = get_value(section, key);
         if (value)
-                return strdup(value);
+                return g_strdup(value);
 
         if (def == NULL)
                 return NULL;
         else
-                return def ?  strdup(def) : NULL;
+                return def ?  g_strdup(def) : NULL;
 }
 
 int ini_get_int(char *section, char *key, int def)
@@ -181,9 +181,9 @@ char *clean_value(char *value)
         char *s;
 
         if (value[0] == '"')
-                s = strdup(value + 1);
+                s = g_strdup(value + 1);
         else
-                s = strdup(value);
+                s = g_strdup(value);
 
         if (s[strlen(s) - 1] == '"')
                 s[strlen(s) - 1] = '\0';
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ int load_ini_file(FILE * fp)
 
                         if (current_section)
                                 free(current_section);
-                        current_section = (strdup(start + 1));
+                        current_section = (g_strdup(start + 1));
                         new_section(current_section);
                         continue;
                 }
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ int cmdline_find_option(char *key)
         if (!key) {
                 return -1;
         }
-        char *key1 = strdup(key);
+        char *key1 = g_strdup(key);
         char *key2 = strstr(key1, "/");
 
         if (key2) {
@@ -335,11 +335,11 @@ char *cmdline_get_string(char *key, const char *def, char *description)
         char *str = cmdline_get_value(key);
 
         if (str)
-                return strdup(str);
+                return g_strdup(str);
         if (def == NULL)
                 return NULL;
         else
-                return strdup(def);
+                return g_strdup(def);
 }
 
 int cmdline_get_int(char *key, int def, char *description)
@@ -460,7 +460,7 @@ void cmdline_usage_append(char *key, char *type, char *description)
 
 char *cmdline_create_usage(void)
 {
-        return strdup(usage_str);
+        return g_strdup(usage_str);
 }
 
 /* vim: set ts=8 sw=8 tw=0: */
diff --git a/utils.c b/utils.c
index c7b3b5f..cc50312 100644
--- a/utils.c
+++ b/utils.c
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ char *string_replace(const char *needle, const char *replacement,
 char *string_append(char *a, const char *b, const char *sep)
 {
         if (!a)
-                return strdup(b);
+                return g_strdup(b);
 
         char *new;
         if (!sep)