diff --git a/dlls/windows.networking.hostname/hostname.c b/dlls/windows.networking.hostname/hostname.c
index c941e7ada89..6f0d3fb9032 100644
--- a/dlls/windows.networking.hostname/hostname.c
+++ b/dlls/windows.networking.hostname/hostname.c
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ struct hostname
     IHostName IHostName_iface;
     LONG ref;
 
-    HSTRING rawname;
+    HSTRING raw_name;
 };
 
 static inline struct hostname *impl_from_IHostName( IHostName *iface )
@@ -161,7 +161,15 @@ static ULONG WINAPI hostname_Release( IHostName *iface )
 {
     struct hostname *impl = impl_from_IHostName( iface );
     ULONG ref = InterlockedDecrement( &impl->ref );
+
     TRACE( "iface %p decreasing refcount to %lu.\n", iface, ref );
+
+    if (!ref)
+    {
+        WindowsDeleteString( impl->raw_name );
+        free( impl );
+    }
+
     return ref;
 }
 
@@ -196,7 +204,7 @@ static HRESULT WINAPI hostname_get_RawName( IHostName *iface, HSTRING *value )
     TRACE( "iface %p, value %p.\n", iface, value );
 
     if (!value) return E_INVALIDARG;
-    return WindowsDuplicateString( impl->rawname, value );
+    return WindowsDuplicateString( impl->raw_name, value );
 }
 
 static HRESULT WINAPI hostname_get_DisplayName( IHostName *iface, HSTRING *value )
@@ -255,7 +263,7 @@ static HRESULT WINAPI hostname_factory_CreateHostName( IHostNameFactory *iface,
 
     impl->IHostName_iface.lpVtbl = &hostname_vtbl;
     impl->ref = 1;
-    impl->rawname = name;
+    WindowsDuplicateString( name, &impl->raw_name );
 
     *value = &impl->IHostName_iface;
     TRACE( "created IHostName %p.\n", *value );
diff --git a/dlls/windows.networking.hostname/tests/hostname.c b/dlls/windows.networking.hostname/tests/hostname.c
index ad5440a9f65..e7ecc22cbc9 100644
--- a/dlls/windows.networking.hostname/tests/hostname.c
+++ b/dlls/windows.networking.hostname/tests/hostname.c
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ static void test_HostnameStatics(void)
     hr = WindowsCompareStringOrdinal( str, rawname, &res );
     ok( hr == S_OK, "got hr %#lx.\n", hr );
     ok( !res, "got unexpected string %s.\n", debugstr_hstring(rawname) );
-    todo_wine ok( str != rawname, "got same HSTRINGs %p, %p.\n", str, rawname );
+    ok( str != rawname, "got same HSTRINGs %p, %p.\n", str, rawname );
 
     WindowsDeleteString( str );
     WindowsDeleteString( rawname );