diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_trace.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_trace.h
index cce426b23a24..da18b8d6b80c 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_trace.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_trace.h
@@ -293,16 +293,16 @@ TRACE_EVENT(intel_update_plane,
 
 	    TP_STRUCT__entry(
 			     __field(enum pipe, pipe)
-			     __field(const char *, name)
 			     __field(u32, frame)
 			     __field(u32, scanline)
 			     __array(int, src, 4)
 			     __array(int, dst, 4)
+			     __string(name, plane->name)
 			     ),
 
 	    TP_fast_assign(
+			   __assign_str(name, plane->name);
 			   __entry->pipe = crtc->pipe;
-			   __entry->name = plane->name;
 			   __entry->frame = intel_crtc_get_vblank_counter(crtc);
 			   __entry->scanline = intel_get_crtc_scanline(crtc);
 			   memcpy(__entry->src, &plane->state->src, sizeof(__entry->src));
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ TRACE_EVENT(intel_update_plane,
 			   ),
 
 	    TP_printk("pipe %c, plane %s, frame=%u, scanline=%u, " DRM_RECT_FP_FMT " -> " DRM_RECT_FMT,
-		      pipe_name(__entry->pipe), __entry->name,
+		      pipe_name(__entry->pipe), __get_str(name),
 		      __entry->frame, __entry->scanline,
 		      DRM_RECT_FP_ARG((const struct drm_rect *)__entry->src),
 		      DRM_RECT_ARG((const struct drm_rect *)__entry->dst))
@@ -322,20 +322,20 @@ TRACE_EVENT(intel_disable_plane,
 
 	    TP_STRUCT__entry(
 			     __field(enum pipe, pipe)
-			     __field(const char *, name)
 			     __field(u32, frame)
 			     __field(u32, scanline)
+			     __string(name, plane->name)
 			     ),
 
 	    TP_fast_assign(
+			   __assign_str(name, plane->name);
 			   __entry->pipe = crtc->pipe;
-			   __entry->name = plane->name;
 			   __entry->frame = intel_crtc_get_vblank_counter(crtc);
 			   __entry->scanline = intel_get_crtc_scanline(crtc);
 			   ),
 
 	    TP_printk("pipe %c, plane %s, frame=%u, scanline=%u",
-		      pipe_name(__entry->pipe), __entry->name,
+		      pipe_name(__entry->pipe), __get_str(name),
 		      __entry->frame, __entry->scanline)
 );