diff --git a/Kernel/Devices/KCOVInstance.cpp b/Kernel/Devices/KCOVInstance.cpp
index 9286675ee7..b4fc741a4d 100644
--- a/Kernel/Devices/KCOVInstance.cpp
+++ b/Kernel/Devices/KCOVInstance.cpp
@@ -29,8 +29,9 @@ ErrorOr<void> KCOVInstance::buffer_allocate(size_t buffer_size_in_entries)
     //   backed by the same vmobject
     m_vmobject = TRY(Memory::AnonymousVMObject::try_create_with_size(m_buffer_size_in_bytes, AllocationStrategy::AllocateNow));
 
+    auto region_name = TRY(KString::formatted("kcov_{}", m_pid));
     m_kernel_region = TRY(MM.allocate_kernel_region_with_vmobject(
-        *m_vmobject, m_buffer_size_in_bytes, String::formatted("kcov_{}", m_pid),
+        *m_vmobject, m_buffer_size_in_bytes, region_name->view(),
         Memory::Region::Access::ReadWrite));
 
     m_buffer = (u64*)m_kernel_region->vaddr().as_ptr();