diff --git a/pahole.c b/pahole.c
index 0bb2ffb..6da85b8 100644
--- a/pahole.c
+++ b/pahole.c
@@ -1440,14 +1440,16 @@ static enum load_steal_kind pahole_stealer(struct cu *cu,
 		pos = rb_entry(next, struct str_node, rb_node);
 		next = rb_next(&pos->rb_node);
 
+		const char *name = pos->s;
+
 		static type_id_t class_id;
 		bool include_decls = find_pointers_in_structs != 0 ||
 				     stats_formatter == nr_methods_formatter;
-		struct tag *class = cu__find_type_by_name(cu, pos->s, include_decls, &class_id);
+		struct tag *class = cu__find_type_by_name(cu, name, include_decls, &class_id);
 		if (class == NULL) {
-			class = cu__find_base_type_by_name(cu, pos->s, &class_id);
+			class = cu__find_base_type_by_name(cu, name, &class_id);
 			if (class == NULL) {
-				if (strcmp(pos->s, "void"))
+				if (strcmp(name, "void"))
 					continue;
 				class_id = 0;
 			}