diff --git a/WHATS_NEW b/WHATS_NEW
index 8d6e7f24c..3ef783f48 100644
--- a/WHATS_NEW
+++ b/WHATS_NEW
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 Version 2.02.122 - 
 =================================
+  Avoid allocation in display_lvname internal function.
   Support thins with size of external origin unaligned with thin pool chunk.
   Allow to extend reduced thin volumes with external origins.
   Consider snapshot and origin LV as unusable if its component is suspended.
diff --git a/lib/commands/toolcontext.h b/lib/commands/toolcontext.h
index 28f5a2c3e..66bea5fc9 100644
--- a/lib/commands/toolcontext.h
+++ b/lib/commands/toolcontext.h
@@ -146,6 +146,8 @@ struct cmd_context {
 	char system_dir[PATH_MAX];
 	char dev_dir[PATH_MAX];
 	char proc_dir[PATH_MAX];
+	char display_buffer[NAME_LEN * 10];	/* Ring buffer for upto 10 longest vg/lv names */
+	unsigned display_lvname_idx;		/* Index to ring buffer */
 };
 
 /*
diff --git a/lib/display/display.c b/lib/display/display.c
index 2cc5d27d8..8f075d910 100644
--- a/lib/display/display.c
+++ b/lib/display/display.c
@@ -95,8 +95,23 @@ const char *get_percent_string(percent_type_t def)
 
 const char *display_lvname(const struct logical_volume *lv)
 {
-	/* On allocation failure, just return the LV name. */
-	return lv_fullname_dup(lv->vg->cmd->mem, lv) ? : lv->name;
+	char *name;
+	int r;
+
+	if ((lv->vg->cmd->display_lvname_idx + NAME_LEN) >= sizeof((lv->vg->cmd->display_buffer)))
+		lv->vg->cmd->display_lvname_idx = 0;
+
+	name = lv->vg->cmd->display_buffer + lv->vg->cmd->display_lvname_idx;
+	r = dm_snprintf(name, NAME_LEN, "%s/%s", lv->vg->name, lv->name);
+
+	if (r < 0) {
+		log_error("Full LV name \"%s/%s\" is too long.", lv->vg->name, lv->name);
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	lv->vg->cmd->display_lvname_idx += r;
+
+	return name;
 }
 
 #define BASE_UNKNOWN 0