diff --git a/src/ev_epoll.c b/src/ev_epoll.c
index c42cf2ea5..2a41b7373 100644
--- a/src/ev_epoll.c
+++ b/src/ev_epoll.c
@@ -275,6 +275,8 @@ static int init_epoll_per_thread()
 	epoll_events = calloc(1, sizeof(struct epoll_event) * global.tune.maxpollevents);
 	if (epoll_events == NULL)
 		goto fail_alloc;
+	vma_set_name(epoll_events, sizeof(struct epoll_event) * global.tune.maxpollevents,
+	             "ev_epoll", "epoll_events");
 
 	if (MAX_THREADS > 1 && tid) {
 		epoll_fd[tid] = epoll_create(global.maxsock + 1);
diff --git a/src/ev_poll.c b/src/ev_poll.c
index e98630c71..bc70713c5 100644
--- a/src/ev_poll.c
+++ b/src/ev_poll.c
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #include <haproxy/signal.h>
 #include <haproxy/task.h>
 #include <haproxy/ticks.h>
+#include <haproxy/tools.h>
 
 
 #ifndef POLLRDHUP
@@ -249,6 +250,7 @@ static int init_poll_per_thread()
 	poll_events = calloc(1, sizeof(struct pollfd) * global.maxsock);
 	if (poll_events == NULL)
 		return 0;
+	vma_set_name(poll_events, sizeof(struct pollfd) * global.maxsock, "ev_poll", "poll_events");
 	return 1;
 }
 
@@ -279,8 +281,10 @@ static int _do_init(struct poller *p)
 
 	if ((fd_evts[DIR_RD] = calloc(1, fd_evts_bytes)) == NULL)
 		goto fail_srevt;
+	vma_set_name(fd_evts[DIR_RD], fd_evts_bytes, "ev_poll", "fd_evts_rd");
 	if ((fd_evts[DIR_WR] = calloc(1, fd_evts_bytes)) == NULL)
 		goto fail_swevt;
+	vma_set_name(fd_evts[DIR_WR], fd_evts_bytes, "ev_poll", "fd_evts_wr");
 
 	hap_register_per_thread_init(init_poll_per_thread);
 	hap_register_per_thread_deinit(deinit_poll_per_thread);
diff --git a/src/ev_select.c b/src/ev_select.c
index eadd5888a..e41c30e17 100644
--- a/src/ev_select.c
+++ b/src/ev_select.c
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #include <haproxy/global.h>
 #include <haproxy/task.h>
 #include <haproxy/ticks.h>
+#include <haproxy/tools.h>
 
 
 /* private data */
@@ -223,9 +224,11 @@ static int init_select_per_thread()
 	tmp_evts[DIR_RD] = calloc(1, fd_set_bytes);
 	if (tmp_evts[DIR_RD] == NULL)
 		goto fail;
+	vma_set_name(tmp_evts[DIR_RD], fd_set_bytes, "ev_select", "tmp_evts_rd");
 	tmp_evts[DIR_WR] = calloc(1, fd_set_bytes);
 	if (tmp_evts[DIR_WR] == NULL)
 		goto fail;
+	vma_set_name(tmp_evts[DIR_WR], fd_set_bytes, "ev_select", "tmp_evts_wr");
 	return 1;
   fail:
 	free(tmp_evts[DIR_RD]);
@@ -263,8 +266,10 @@ static int _do_init(struct poller *p)
 
 	if ((fd_evts[DIR_RD] = calloc(1, fd_set_bytes)) == NULL)
 		goto fail_srevt;
+	vma_set_name(fd_evts[DIR_RD], fd_set_bytes, "ev_select", "fd_evts_rd");
 	if ((fd_evts[DIR_WR] = calloc(1, fd_set_bytes)) == NULL)
 		goto fail_swevt;
+	vma_set_name(fd_evts[DIR_WR], fd_set_bytes, "ev_select", "fd_evts_wr");
 
 	hap_register_per_thread_init(init_select_per_thread);
 	hap_register_per_thread_deinit(deinit_select_per_thread);