1 files changed, 14 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/src/cpp/client/channel_cc.cc b/src/cpp/client/channel_cc.cc
index 357d8317ad..c985183ae7 100644
--- a/src/cpp/client/channel_cc.cc
+++ b/src/cpp/client/channel_cc.cc
@@ -107,10 +107,20 @@ Call Channel::CreateCall(const RpcMethod& method, ClientContext* context,
     } else if (!host_.empty()) {
       host_str = host_.c_str();
     }
-    c_call = grpc_channel_create_call(c_channel_, context->propagate_from_call_,
-                                      context->propagation_options_.c_bitmask(),
-                                      cq->cq(), method.name(), host_str,
-                                      context->raw_deadline(), nullptr);
+    grpc_slice method_slice = SliceFromCopiedString(method.name());
+    grpc_slice host_slice;
+    if (host_str != nullptr) {
+      host_slice = SliceFromCopiedString(host_str);
+    }
+    c_call = grpc_channel_create_call(
+        c_channel_, context->propagate_from_call_,
+        context->propagation_options_.c_bitmask(), cq->cq(), method_slice,
+        host_str == nullptr ? nullptr : &host_slice, context->raw_deadline(),
+        nullptr);
+    grpc_slice_unref(method_slice);
+    if (host_str != nullptr) {
+      grpc_slice_unref(host_slice);
+    }
   }
   grpc_census_call_set_context(c_call, context->census_context());
   context->set_call(c_call, shared_from_this());