diff --git a/src/vlib/buffer.c b/src/vlib/buffer.c
index e798743..005326d 100644
--- a/src/vlib/buffer.c
+++ b/src/vlib/buffer.c
@@ -603,9 +603,10 @@
     cached += bpt->n_cached;
   /* *INDENT-ON* */
 
-  s = format (s, "%-20s%=6d%=6d%=6u%=11u%=6u%=8u%=8u%=8u",
-	      bp->name, bp->index, bp->numa_node, bp->data_size +
-	      sizeof (vlib_buffer_t) + vm->buffer_main->ext_hdr_size,
+  s = format (s, "%-20v%=6d%=6d%=6u%=11u%=6u%=8u%=8u%=8u", bp->name, bp->index,
+	      bp->numa_node,
+	      bp->data_size + sizeof (vlib_buffer_t) +
+		vm->buffer_main->ext_hdr_size,
 	      bp->data_size, bp->n_buffers, bp->n_avail, cached,
 	      bp->n_buffers - bp->n_avail - cached);
 
@@ -897,16 +898,16 @@
       continue;
 
     reg.entry_index =
-      vlib_stats_add_gauge ("/buffer-pools/%s/cached", bp->name);
+      vlib_stats_add_gauge ("/buffer-pools/%v/cached", bp->name);
     reg.collect_fn = buffer_gauges_collect_cached_fn;
     vlib_stats_register_collector_fn (&reg);
 
-    reg.entry_index = vlib_stats_add_gauge ("/buffer-pools/%s/used", bp->name);
+    reg.entry_index = vlib_stats_add_gauge ("/buffer-pools/%v/used", bp->name);
     reg.collect_fn = buffer_gauges_collect_used_fn;
     vlib_stats_register_collector_fn (&reg);
 
     reg.entry_index =
-      vlib_stats_add_gauge ("/buffer-pools/%s/available", bp->name);
+      vlib_stats_add_gauge ("/buffer-pools/%v/available", bp->name);
     reg.collect_fn = buffer_gauges_collect_available_fn;
     vlib_stats_register_collector_fn (&reg);
   }