diff --git a/rdma/res-cmid.c b/rdma/res-cmid.c
index 7371c3a6..595af848 100644
--- a/rdma/res-cmid.c
+++ b/rdma/res-cmid.c
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ static int res_cm_id_line(struct rd *rd, const char *name, int idx,
 	uint32_t lqpn = 0, ps;
 	uint32_t cm_idn = 0;
 	char *comm = NULL;
+	SPRINT_BUF(b);
 
 	if (!nla_line[RDMA_NLDEV_ATTR_RES_STATE] ||
 	    !nla_line[RDMA_NLDEV_ATTR_RES_PS])
@@ -159,8 +160,6 @@ static int res_cm_id_line(struct rd *rd, const char *name, int idx,
 		goto out;
 
 	if (nla_line[RDMA_NLDEV_ATTR_RES_PID]) {
-		SPRINT_BUF(b);
-
 		pid = mnl_attr_get_u32(nla_line[RDMA_NLDEV_ATTR_RES_PID]);
 		if (!get_task_name(pid, b, sizeof(b)))
 			comm = b;
diff --git a/rdma/res-cq.c b/rdma/res-cq.c
index 2cfa4994..80994a03 100644
--- a/rdma/res-cq.c
+++ b/rdma/res-cq.c
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ static int res_cq_line(struct rd *rd, const char *name, int idx,
 	uint32_t cqn = 0;
 	uint64_t users;
 	uint32_t cqe;
+	SPRINT_BUF(b);
 
 	if (!nla_line[RDMA_NLDEV_ATTR_RES_CQE] ||
 	    !nla_line[RDMA_NLDEV_ATTR_RES_USECNT])
@@ -84,8 +85,6 @@ static int res_cq_line(struct rd *rd, const char *name, int idx,
 		goto out;
 
 	if (nla_line[RDMA_NLDEV_ATTR_RES_PID]) {
-		SPRINT_BUF(b);
-
 		pid = mnl_attr_get_u32(nla_line[RDMA_NLDEV_ATTR_RES_PID]);
 		if (!get_task_name(pid, b, sizeof(b)))
 			comm = b;
diff --git a/rdma/res-ctx.c b/rdma/res-ctx.c
index 500186d9..99736ea0 100644
--- a/rdma/res-ctx.c
+++ b/rdma/res-ctx.c
@@ -13,13 +13,12 @@ static int res_ctx_line(struct rd *rd, const char *name, int idx,
 	char *comm = NULL;
 	uint32_t ctxn = 0;
 	uint32_t pid = 0;
+	SPRINT_BUF(b);
 
 	if (!nla_line[RDMA_NLDEV_ATTR_RES_CTXN])
 		return MNL_CB_ERROR;
 
 	if (nla_line[RDMA_NLDEV_ATTR_RES_PID]) {
-		SPRINT_BUF(b);
-
 		pid = mnl_attr_get_u32(nla_line[RDMA_NLDEV_ATTR_RES_PID]);
 		if (!get_task_name(pid, b, sizeof(b)))
 			comm = b;
diff --git a/rdma/res-mr.c b/rdma/res-mr.c
index fb48d5df..e6c81d11 100644
--- a/rdma/res-mr.c
+++ b/rdma/res-mr.c
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ static int res_mr_line(struct rd *rd, const char *name, int idx,
 	uint32_t pdn = 0;
 	uint32_t mrn = 0;
 	uint32_t pid = 0;
+	SPRINT_BUF(b);
 
 	if (!nla_line[RDMA_NLDEV_ATTR_RES_MRLEN])
 		return MNL_CB_ERROR;
@@ -47,8 +48,6 @@ static int res_mr_line(struct rd *rd, const char *name, int idx,
 		goto out;
 
 	if (nla_line[RDMA_NLDEV_ATTR_RES_PID]) {
-		SPRINT_BUF(b);
-
 		pid = mnl_attr_get_u32(nla_line[RDMA_NLDEV_ATTR_RES_PID]);
 		if (!get_task_name(pid, b, sizeof(b)))
 			comm = b;
diff --git a/rdma/res-pd.c b/rdma/res-pd.c
index 66f91f42..0dbb310a 100644
--- a/rdma/res-pd.c
+++ b/rdma/res-pd.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ static int res_pd_line(struct rd *rd, const char *name, int idx,
 	uint32_t pid = 0;
 	uint32_t pdn = 0;
 	uint64_t users;
+	SPRINT_BUF(b);
 
 	if (!nla_line[RDMA_NLDEV_ATTR_RES_USECNT])
 		return MNL_CB_ERROR;
@@ -34,8 +35,6 @@ static int res_pd_line(struct rd *rd, const char *name, int idx,
 			nla_line[RDMA_NLDEV_ATTR_RES_UNSAFE_GLOBAL_RKEY]);
 
 	if (nla_line[RDMA_NLDEV_ATTR_RES_PID]) {
-		SPRINT_BUF(b);
-
 		pid = mnl_attr_get_u32(nla_line[RDMA_NLDEV_ATTR_RES_PID]);
 		if (!get_task_name(pid, b, sizeof(b)))
 			comm = b;
diff --git a/rdma/res-qp.c b/rdma/res-qp.c
index c180a97e..cd2f4aa2 100644
--- a/rdma/res-qp.c
+++ b/rdma/res-qp.c
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ static int res_qp_line(struct rd *rd, const char *name, int idx,
 	uint32_t port = 0, pid = 0;
 	uint32_t pdn = 0;
 	char *comm = NULL;
+	SPRINT_BUF(b);
 
 	if (!nla_line[RDMA_NLDEV_ATTR_RES_LQPN] ||
 	    !nla_line[RDMA_NLDEV_ATTR_RES_SQ_PSN] ||
@@ -146,8 +147,6 @@ static int res_qp_line(struct rd *rd, const char *name, int idx,
 		goto out;
 
 	if (nla_line[RDMA_NLDEV_ATTR_RES_PID]) {
-		SPRINT_BUF(b);
-
 		pid = mnl_attr_get_u32(nla_line[RDMA_NLDEV_ATTR_RES_PID]);
 		if (!get_task_name(pid, b, sizeof(b)))
 			comm = b;
diff --git a/rdma/res-srq.c b/rdma/res-srq.c
index cf9209d7..758bb193 100644
--- a/rdma/res-srq.c
+++ b/rdma/res-srq.c
@@ -183,13 +183,12 @@ static int res_srq_line(struct rd *rd, const char *name, int idx,
 	char qp_str[MAX_QP_STR_LEN] = {};
 	char *comm = NULL;
 	uint8_t type = 0;
+	SPRINT_BUF(b);
 
 	if (!nla_line[RDMA_NLDEV_ATTR_RES_SRQN])
 		return MNL_CB_ERROR;
 
 	if (nla_line[RDMA_NLDEV_ATTR_RES_PID]) {
-		SPRINT_BUF(b);
-
 		pid = mnl_attr_get_u32(nla_line[RDMA_NLDEV_ATTR_RES_PID]);
 		if (!get_task_name(pid, b, sizeof(b)))
 			comm = b;
diff --git a/rdma/stat.c b/rdma/stat.c
index 3df2c98f..c7dde680 100644
--- a/rdma/stat.c
+++ b/rdma/stat.c
@@ -223,6 +223,7 @@ static int res_counter_line(struct rd *rd, const char *name, int index,
 	struct nlattr *hwc_table, *qp_table;
 	struct nlattr *nla_entry;
 	const char *comm = NULL;
+	SPRINT_BUF(b);
 	bool isfirst;
 	int err;
 
@@ -248,8 +249,6 @@ static int res_counter_line(struct rd *rd, const char *name, int index,
 		return MNL_CB_OK;
 
 	if (nla_line[RDMA_NLDEV_ATTR_RES_PID]) {
-		SPRINT_BUF(b);
-
 		pid = mnl_attr_get_u32(nla_line[RDMA_NLDEV_ATTR_RES_PID]);
 		if (!get_task_name(pid, b, sizeof(b)))
 			comm = b;
