diff --git a/init/init.c b/init/init.c
index f8b21e6..94ffe1b 100755
--- a/init/init.c
+++ b/init/init.c
@@ -625,7 +625,7 @@
 static void export_kernel_boot_props(void)
 {
     char tmp[PROP_VALUE_MAX];
-    const char *pval;
+    int ret;
     unsigned i;
     struct {
         const char *src_prop;
@@ -639,22 +639,24 @@
     };
 
     for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(prop_map); i++) {
-        pval = property_get(prop_map[i].src_prop);
-        property_set(prop_map[i].dest_prop, pval ?: prop_map[i].def_val);
+        ret = property_get(prop_map[i].src_prop, tmp);
+        if (ret == 0)
+            property_set(prop_map[i].dest_prop, prop_map[i].def_val);
     }
 
-    pval = property_get("ro.boot.console");
-    if (pval)
-        strlcpy(console, pval, sizeof(console));
+    ret = property_get("ro.boot.console", tmp);
+    if (ret)
+        strlcpy(console, tmp, sizeof(console));
 
     /* save a copy for init's usage during boot */
-    strlcpy(bootmode, property_get("ro.bootmode"), sizeof(bootmode));
+    property_get("ro.bootmode", tmp);
+    strlcpy(bootmode, tmp, sizeof(bootmode));
 
     /* if this was given on kernel command line, override what we read
      * before (e.g. from /proc/cpuinfo), if anything */
-    pval = property_get("ro.boot.hardware");
-    if (pval)
-        strlcpy(hardware, pval, sizeof(hardware));
+    ret = property_get("ro.boot.hardware", tmp);
+    if (ret)
+        strlcpy(hardware, tmp, sizeof(hardware));
     property_set("ro.hardware", hardware);
 
     snprintf(tmp, PROP_VALUE_MAX, "%d", revision);
diff --git a/init/init_parser.c b/init/init_parser.c
index a1d2423..28bf30c 100644
--- a/init/init_parser.c
+++ b/init/init_parser.c
@@ -208,8 +208,9 @@
     while (*src_ptr && left > 0) {
         char *c;
         char prop[PROP_NAME_MAX + 1];
-        const char *prop_val;
+        char prop_val[PROP_VALUE_MAX];
         int prop_len = 0;
+        int prop_val_len;
 
         c = strchr(src_ptr, '$');
         if (!c) {
@@ -267,14 +268,14 @@
             goto err;
         }
 
-        prop_val = property_get(prop);
-        if (!prop_val) {
+        prop_val_len = property_get(prop, prop_val);
+        if (!prop_val_len) {
             ERROR("property '%s' doesn't exist while expanding '%s'\n",
                   prop, src);
             goto err;
         }
 
-        ret = push_chars(&dst_ptr, &left, prop_val, strlen(prop_val));
+        ret = push_chars(&dst_ptr, &left, prop_val, prop_val_len);
         if (ret < 0)
             goto err_nospace;
         src_ptr = c;
@@ -545,7 +546,7 @@
             const char* equals = strchr(name, '=');
             if (equals) {
                 char prop_name[PROP_NAME_MAX + 1];
-                const char* value;
+                char value[PROP_VALUE_MAX];
                 int length = equals - name;
                 if (length > PROP_NAME_MAX) {
                     ERROR("property name too long in trigger %s", act->name);
@@ -554,9 +555,8 @@
                     prop_name[length] = 0;
 
                     /* does the property exist, and match the trigger value? */
-                    value = property_get(prop_name);
-                    if (value && (!strcmp(equals + 1, value) ||
-                                  !strcmp(equals + 1, "*"))) {
+                    property_get(prop_name, value);
+                    if (!strcmp(equals + 1, value) ||!strcmp(equals + 1, "*")) {
                         action_add_queue_tail(act);
                     }
                 }
diff --git a/init/keychords.c b/init/keychords.c
index 061d157..4a64042 100644
--- a/init/keychords.c
+++ b/init/keychords.c
@@ -95,20 +95,19 @@
 void handle_keychord()
 {
     struct service *svc;
-    const char* debuggable;
-    const char* adb_enabled;
+    char adb_enabled[PROP_VALUE_MAX];
     int ret;
     __u16 id;
 
     // Only handle keychords if adb is enabled.
-    adb_enabled = property_get("init.svc.adbd");
+    property_get("init.svc.adbd", adb_enabled);
     ret = read(keychord_fd, &id, sizeof(id));
     if (ret != sizeof(id)) {
         ERROR("could not read keychord id\n");
         return;
     }
 
-    if ((adb_enabled && !strcmp(adb_enabled, "running"))) {
+    if (!strcmp(adb_enabled, "running")) {
         svc = service_find_by_keychord(id);
         if (svc) {
             INFO("starting service %s from keychord\n", svc->name);
diff --git a/init/property_service.c b/init/property_service.c
index 33ec146..cd47171 100644
--- a/init/property_service.c
+++ b/init/property_service.c
@@ -299,19 +299,9 @@
     return 0;
 }
 
-const char* property_get(const char *name)
+int property_get(const char *name, char value[PROP_VALUE_MAX])
 {
-    prop_info *pi;
-
-    if(strlen(name) >= PROP_NAME_MAX) return 0;
-
-    pi = (prop_info*) __system_property_find(name);
-
-    if(pi != 0) {
-        return pi->value;
-    } else {
-        return 0;
-    }
+    return __system_property_get(name, value);
 }
 
 static void write_persistent_property(const char *name, const char *value)
@@ -598,8 +588,11 @@
 
 static void load_override_properties() {
 #ifdef ALLOW_LOCAL_PROP_OVERRIDE
-    const char *debuggable = property_get("ro.debuggable");
-    if (debuggable && (strcmp(debuggable, "1") == 0)) {
+    char debuggable[PROP_VALUE_MAX];
+    int ret;
+
+    ret = property_get("ro.debuggable", debuggable);
+    if (ret && (strcmp(debuggable, "1") == 0)) {
         load_properties_from_file(PROP_PATH_LOCAL_OVERRIDE);
     }
 #endif /* ALLOW_LOCAL_PROP_OVERRIDE */
diff --git a/init/property_service.h b/init/property_service.h
index b9d1bf6..b08c118 100644
--- a/init/property_service.h
+++ b/init/property_service.h
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #define _INIT_PROPERTY_H
 
 #include <stdbool.h>
+#include <sys/system_properties.h>
 
 extern void handle_property_set_fd(void);
 extern void property_init(void);
@@ -25,7 +26,7 @@
 extern void load_persist_props(void);
 extern void start_property_service(void);
 void get_property_workspace(int *fd, int *sz);
-extern const char* property_get(const char *name);
+extern int property_get(const char *name, char value[PROP_VALUE_MAX]);
 extern int property_set(const char *name, const char *value);
 extern int properties_inited();
 int get_property_set_fd(void);