diff --git a/libpdbg/sbe_api.c b/libpdbg/sbe_api.c
index 8cf6a8232..e4f5ddc8e 100644
--- a/libpdbg/sbe_api.c
+++ b/libpdbg/sbe_api.c
@@ -213,10 +213,14 @@ int sbe_dump(struct pdbg_target *target, uint8_t type, uint8_t clock,
 }
 
 int sbe_ffdc_get(struct pdbg_target *target, uint32_t *status, uint8_t **ffdc,
-			uint32_t *ffdc_len)
+				uint32_t *ffdc_len)
 {
 	if(!is_ody_ocmb_chip(target)) {
-		struct chipop *chipop = pib_to_chipop(target);
+		struct chipop *chipop;
+		const uint8_t *data = NULL;
+		uint32_t len = 0;
+
+		chipop = pib_to_chipop(target);
 		if (!chipop)
 			return -1;
 
@@ -225,10 +229,23 @@ int sbe_ffdc_get(struct pdbg_target *target, uint32_t *status, uint8_t **ffdc,
 			return -1;
 		}
 
-		*status = chipop->ffdc_get(chipop, (const uint8_t**)ffdc, ffdc_len);
+		*status = chipop->ffdc_get(chipop, &data, &len);
+		if (data && len > 0) {
+			*ffdc = malloc(len);
+			assert(*ffdc);
+			memcpy(*ffdc, data, len);
+			*ffdc_len = len;
+		} else {
+			*ffdc = NULL;
+			*ffdc_len = 0;
+		}
 	} else {
+		struct chipop_ody *chipop;
+		const uint8_t *data = NULL;
+		uint32_t len = 0;
+
 		struct pdbg_target *co_target = get_ody_chipop_target(target);
-		struct chipop_ody *chipop = target_to_chipop_ody(co_target);
+		chipop = target_to_chipop_ody(co_target);
 		if (!chipop) {
 			PR_ERROR("chipop target not found for ody ocmb chip\n");
 			return -1;
@@ -237,14 +254,21 @@ int sbe_ffdc_get(struct pdbg_target *target, uint32_t *status, uint8_t **ffdc,
 			PR_ERROR("ffdc_get() not implemented for the target\n");
 			return -1;
 		}
-
 		struct pdbg_target *fsi = get_ody_fsi_target(target);
-
 		if (!fsi) {
 			PR_ERROR("fsi target not found for ody ocmb chip\n");
 			return -1;
 		}
-		*status = chipop->ffdc_get(chipop, fsi, (const uint8_t**)ffdc, ffdc_len);
+		*status = chipop->ffdc_get(chipop, fsi, &data, &len);
+		if (data && len > 0) {
+			*ffdc = malloc(len);
+			assert(*ffdc);
+			memcpy(*ffdc, data, len);
+			*ffdc_len = len;
+		} else {
+			*ffdc = NULL;
+			*ffdc_len = 0;
+		}
 	}
 	return 0;
 }