diff --git a/exercism/hello_world/hello_world.c b/exercism/hello_world/hello_world.c
index 45349900..74aaa5cb 100644
--- a/exercism/hello_world/hello_world.c
+++ b/exercism/hello_world/hello_world.c
@@ -4,10 +4,7 @@
 
 const char *hello(void)
 {
-    char * ans = malloc(sizeof(char) * strlen("Hello, World!"));
-    if (!ans) return NULL;
-    strcpy(ans,"Hello, World!");
-
+    char * ans = strdup("Hello, World!");
     /* string is pointer of the first character */
     return  ans;
 }