diff --git a/library/std/src/os/freebsd/net.rs b/library/std/src/os/freebsd/net.rs
index 68f39ab349a72..bd5a8460a6f79 100644
--- a/library/std/src/os/freebsd/net.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/os/freebsd/net.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 #![unstable(feature = "unix_socket_ancillary_data", issue = "76915")]
 
-use crate::ffi::CStr;
+use crate::ffi::{CStr, CString};
 use crate::io;
 use crate::os::unix::net;
 use crate::sys::AsInner;
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ pub impl(self) trait UnixSocketExt {
 
     /// Gets a filter name if one had been set previously on the socket.
     #[unstable(feature = "acceptfilter", issue = "121891")]
-    fn acceptfilter(&self) -> io::Result<&CStr>;
+    fn acceptfilter(&self) -> io::Result<CString>;
 
     /// Set or disable a filter on the socket to filter incoming connections
     /// to defer it before accept(2)
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ impl UnixSocketExt for net::UnixDatagram {
         self.as_inner().set_local_creds_persistent(local_creds_persistent)
     }
 
-    fn acceptfilter(&self) -> io::Result<&CStr> {
+    fn acceptfilter(&self) -> io::Result<CString> {
         self.as_inner().acceptfilter()
     }
 
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ impl UnixSocketExt for net::UnixStream {
         self.as_inner().set_local_creds_persistent(local_creds_persistent)
     }
 
-    fn acceptfilter(&self) -> io::Result<&CStr> {
+    fn acceptfilter(&self) -> io::Result<CString> {
         self.as_inner().acceptfilter()
     }
 
diff --git a/library/std/src/os/netbsd/net.rs b/library/std/src/os/netbsd/net.rs
index a77302ddbc675..d9c7ea2dc6486 100644
--- a/library/std/src/os/netbsd/net.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/os/netbsd/net.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 #![unstable(feature = "unix_socket_ancillary_data", issue = "76915")]
 
-use crate::ffi::CStr;
+use crate::ffi::{CStr, CString};
 use crate::io;
 use crate::os::unix::net;
 use crate::sys::AsInner;
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ pub impl(self) trait UnixSocketExt {
 
     /// Gets a filter name if one had been set previously on the socket.
     #[unstable(feature = "acceptfilter", issue = "121891")]
-    fn acceptfilter(&self) -> io::Result<&CStr>;
+    fn acceptfilter(&self) -> io::Result<CString>;
 
     /// Set or disable a filter on the socket to filter incoming connections
     /// to defer it before accept(2)
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ impl UnixSocketExt for net::UnixDatagram {
         self.as_inner().set_local_creds(local_creds)
     }
 
-    fn acceptfilter(&self) -> io::Result<&CStr> {
+    fn acceptfilter(&self) -> io::Result<CString> {
         self.as_inner().acceptfilter()
     }
 
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ impl UnixSocketExt for net::UnixStream {
         self.as_inner().set_local_creds(local_creds)
     }
 
-    fn acceptfilter(&self) -> io::Result<&CStr> {
+    fn acceptfilter(&self) -> io::Result<CString> {
         self.as_inner().acceptfilter()
     }
 
diff --git a/library/std/src/sys/net/connection/socket/unix.rs b/library/std/src/sys/net/connection/socket/unix.rs
index 3336dc4cf9233..19677f314b93c 100644
--- a/library/std/src/sys/net/connection/socket/unix.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/sys/net/connection/socket/unix.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use libc::{MSG_PEEK, c_int, c_void, size_t, sockaddr, socklen_t};
 
 #[cfg(not(any(target_os = "espidf", target_os = "nuttx")))]
-use crate::ffi::CStr;
+use crate::ffi::{CStr, CString};
 use crate::io::{self, BorrowedBuf, BorrowedCursor, IoSlice, IoSliceMut};
 use crate::net::{Shutdown, SocketAddr};
 use crate::os::fd::{AsFd, AsRawFd, BorrowedFd, FromRawFd, IntoRawFd, RawFd};
@@ -522,13 +522,13 @@ impl Socket {
     }
 
     #[cfg(any(target_os = "freebsd", target_os = "netbsd"))]
-    pub fn acceptfilter(&self) -> io::Result<&CStr> {
+    pub fn acceptfilter(&self) -> io::Result<CString> {
         let arg: libc::accept_filter_arg =
             unsafe { getsockopt(self, libc::SOL_SOCKET, libc::SO_ACCEPTFILTER)? };
         let s: &[u8] =
             unsafe { core::slice::from_raw_parts(arg.af_name.as_ptr() as *const u8, 16) };
         let name = CStr::from_bytes_with_nul(s).unwrap();
-        Ok(name)
+        Ok(name.to_owned())
     }
 
     #[cfg(any(target_os = "solaris", target_os = "illumos"))]