diff --git a/src/basic/fd-util.c b/src/basic/fd-util.c
index 6b6457dbc22..d7cf85e0ee8 100644
--- a/src/basic/fd-util.c
+++ b/src/basic/fd-util.c
@@ -433,11 +433,9 @@ bool fdname_is_valid(const char *s) {
 }
 
 int fd_get_path(int fd, char **ret) {
-        char procfs_path[STRLEN("/proc/self/fd/") + DECIMAL_STR_MAX(int)];
         int r;
 
-        xsprintf(procfs_path, "/proc/self/fd/%i", fd);
-        r = readlink_malloc(procfs_path, ret);
+        r = readlink_malloc(FORMAT_PROC_FD_PATH(fd), ret);
         if (r == -ENOENT) {
                 /* ENOENT can mean two things: that the fd does not exist or that /proc is not mounted. Let's make
                  * things debuggable and distinguish the two. */
@@ -647,7 +645,6 @@ finish:
 }
 
 int fd_reopen(int fd, int flags) {
-        char procfs_path[STRLEN("/proc/self/fd/") + DECIMAL_STR_MAX(int)];
         int new_fd;
 
         /* Reopens the specified fd with new flags. This is useful for convert an O_PATH fd into a regular one, or to
@@ -657,8 +654,7 @@ int fd_reopen(int fd, int flags) {
          *
          * This implicitly resets the file read index to 0. */
 
-        xsprintf(procfs_path, "/proc/self/fd/%i", fd);
-        new_fd = open(procfs_path, flags);
+        new_fd = open(FORMAT_PROC_FD_PATH(fd), flags);
         if (new_fd < 0) {
                 if (errno != ENOENT)
                         return -errno;
diff --git a/src/basic/fd-util.h b/src/basic/fd-util.h
index 61b6684cb3c..2382d52d40c 100644
--- a/src/basic/fd-util.h
+++ b/src/basic/fd-util.h
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #include <sys/socket.h>
 
 #include "macro.h"
+#include "stdio-util.h"
 
 /* maximum length of fdname */
 #define FDNAME_MAX 255
@@ -104,7 +105,20 @@ static inline int make_null_stdio(void) {
                 0;                              \
         })
 
-
 int fd_reopen(int fd, int flags);
 int read_nr_open(void);
 int btrfs_defrag_fd(int fd);
+
+/* The maximum length a buffer for a /proc/self/fd/<fd> path needs */
+#define PROC_FD_PATH_MAX \
+        (STRLEN("/proc/self/fd/") + DECIMAL_STR_MAX(int))
+
+static inline char *format_proc_fd_path(char buf[static PROC_FD_PATH_MAX], int fd) {
+        assert(buf);
+        assert(fd >= 0);
+        assert_se(snprintf_ok(buf, PROC_FD_PATH_MAX, "/proc/self/fd/%i", fd));
+        return buf;
+}
+
+#define FORMAT_PROC_FD_PATH(fd) \
+        format_proc_fd_path((char[PROC_FD_PATH_MAX]) {}, (fd))
diff --git a/src/basic/fileio.c b/src/basic/fileio.c
index 19fe6e214c9..f44fa57de47 100644
--- a/src/basic/fileio.c
+++ b/src/basic/fileio.c
@@ -721,8 +721,6 @@ int read_full_file_full(
                 if (dir_fd == AT_FDCWD)
                         r = sockaddr_un_set_path(&sa.un, filename);
                 else {
-                        char procfs_path[STRLEN("/proc/self/fd/") + DECIMAL_STR_MAX(int)];
-
                         /* If we shall operate relative to some directory, then let's use O_PATH first to
                          * open the socket inode, and then connect to it via /proc/self/fd/. We have to do
                          * this since there's not connectat() that takes a directory fd as first arg. */
@@ -731,8 +729,7 @@ int read_full_file_full(
                         if (dfd < 0)
                                 return -errno;
 
-                        xsprintf(procfs_path, "/proc/self/fd/%i", dfd);
-                        r = sockaddr_un_set_path(&sa.un, procfs_path);
+                        r = sockaddr_un_set_path(&sa.un, FORMAT_PROC_FD_PATH(dfd));
                 }
                 if (r < 0)
                         return r;
diff --git a/src/basic/fs-util.c b/src/basic/fs-util.c
index 28c7247e052..027f86fc0b0 100644
--- a/src/basic/fs-util.c
+++ b/src/basic/fs-util.c
@@ -308,14 +308,11 @@ int fchmod_umask(int fd, mode_t m) {
 }
 
 int fchmod_opath(int fd, mode_t m) {
-        char procfs_path[STRLEN("/proc/self/fd/") + DECIMAL_STR_MAX(int)];
-
         /* This function operates also on fd that might have been opened with
          * O_PATH. Indeed fchmodat() doesn't have the AT_EMPTY_PATH flag like
          * fchownat() does. */
 
-        xsprintf(procfs_path, "/proc/self/fd/%i", fd);
-        if (chmod(procfs_path, m) < 0) {
+        if (chmod(FORMAT_PROC_FD_PATH(fd), m) < 0) {
                 if (errno != ENOENT)
                         return -errno;
 
@@ -329,12 +326,9 @@ int fchmod_opath(int fd, mode_t m) {
 }
 
 int futimens_opath(int fd, const struct timespec ts[2]) {
-        char procfs_path[STRLEN("/proc/self/fd/") + DECIMAL_STR_MAX(int)];
-
         /* Similar to fchmod_path() but for futimens() */
 
-        xsprintf(procfs_path, "/proc/self/fd/%i", fd);
-        if (utimensat(AT_FDCWD, procfs_path, ts, 0) < 0) {
+        if (utimensat(AT_FDCWD, FORMAT_PROC_FD_PATH(fd), ts, 0) < 0) {
                 if (errno != ENOENT)
                         return -errno;
 
@@ -380,7 +374,6 @@ int fd_warn_permissions(const char *path, int fd) {
 }
 
 int touch_file(const char *path, bool parents, usec_t stamp, uid_t uid, gid_t gid, mode_t mode) {
-        char fdpath[STRLEN("/proc/self/fd/") + DECIMAL_STR_MAX(int)];
         _cleanup_close_ int fd = -1;
         int r, ret = 0;
 
@@ -412,8 +405,6 @@ int touch_file(const char *path, bool parents, usec_t stamp, uid_t uid, gid_t gi
         /* Let's make a path from the fd, and operate on that. With this logic, we can adjust the access mode,
          * ownership and time of the file node in all cases, even if the fd refers to an O_PATH object — which is
          * something fchown(), fchmod(), futimensat() don't allow. */
-        xsprintf(fdpath, "/proc/self/fd/%i", fd);
-
         ret = fchmod_and_chown(fd, mode, uid, gid);
 
         if (stamp != USEC_INFINITY) {
@@ -421,9 +412,9 @@ int touch_file(const char *path, bool parents, usec_t stamp, uid_t uid, gid_t gi
 
                 timespec_store(&ts[0], stamp);
                 ts[1] = ts[0];
-                r = utimensat(AT_FDCWD, fdpath, ts, 0);
+                r = utimensat(AT_FDCWD, FORMAT_PROC_FD_PATH(fd), ts, 0);
         } else
-                r = utimensat(AT_FDCWD, fdpath, NULL, 0);
+                r = utimensat(AT_FDCWD, FORMAT_PROC_FD_PATH(fd), NULL, 0);
         if (r < 0 && ret >= 0)
                 return -errno;
 
@@ -703,13 +694,10 @@ int unlink_or_warn(const char *filename) {
 }
 
 int inotify_add_watch_fd(int fd, int what, uint32_t mask) {
-        char path[STRLEN("/proc/self/fd/") + DECIMAL_STR_MAX(int) + 1];
         int wd;
 
         /* This is like inotify_add_watch(), except that the file to watch is not referenced by a path, but by an fd */
-        xsprintf(path, "/proc/self/fd/%i", what);
-
-        wd = inotify_add_watch(fd, path, mask);
+        wd = inotify_add_watch(fd, FORMAT_PROC_FD_PATH(what), mask);
         if (wd < 0)
                 return -errno;
 
@@ -1156,7 +1144,6 @@ int chase_symlinks_and_opendir(
                 char **ret_path,
                 DIR **ret_dir) {
 
-        char procfs_path[STRLEN("/proc/self/fd/") + DECIMAL_STR_MAX(int)];
         _cleanup_close_ int path_fd = -1;
         _cleanup_free_ char *p = NULL;
         DIR *d;
@@ -1182,8 +1169,7 @@ int chase_symlinks_and_opendir(
                 return r;
         assert(path_fd >= 0);
 
-        xsprintf(procfs_path, "/proc/self/fd/%i", path_fd);
-        d = opendir(procfs_path);
+        d = opendir(FORMAT_PROC_FD_PATH(path_fd));
         if (!d)
                 return -errno;
 
@@ -1237,12 +1223,9 @@ int chase_symlinks_and_stat(
 }
 
 int access_fd(int fd, int mode) {
-        char p[STRLEN("/proc/self/fd/") + DECIMAL_STR_MAX(fd) + 1];
-
         /* Like access() but operates on an already open fd */
 
-        xsprintf(p, "/proc/self/fd/%i", fd);
-        if (access(p, mode) < 0) {
+        if (access(FORMAT_PROC_FD_PATH(fd), mode) < 0) {
                 if (errno != ENOENT)
                         return -errno;
 
diff --git a/src/basic/namespace-util.c b/src/basic/namespace-util.c
index a55b76df97b..d1fee952458 100644
--- a/src/basic/namespace-util.c
+++ b/src/basic/namespace-util.c
@@ -89,9 +89,7 @@ int namespace_enter(int pidns_fd, int mntns_fd, int netns_fd, int userns_fd, int
                 /* Can't setns to your own userns, since then you could escalate from non-root to root in
                  * your own namespace, so check if namespaces are equal before attempting to enter. */
 
-                char userns_fd_path[STRLEN("/proc/self/fd/") + DECIMAL_STR_MAX(int)];
-                xsprintf(userns_fd_path, "/proc/self/fd/%d", userns_fd);
-                r = files_same(userns_fd_path, "/proc/self/ns/user", 0);
+                r = files_same(FORMAT_PROC_FD_PATH(userns_fd), "/proc/self/ns/user", 0);
                 if (r < 0)
                         return r;
                 if (r)
diff --git a/src/basic/stdio-util.h b/src/basic/stdio-util.h
index 0ed48b3fd4b..69d7062ec6f 100644
--- a/src/basic/stdio-util.h
+++ b/src/basic/stdio-util.h
@@ -9,8 +9,13 @@
 #include "macro.h"
 #include "memory-util.h"
 
-#define snprintf_ok(buf, len, fmt, ...) \
-        ((size_t) snprintf(buf, len, fmt, __VA_ARGS__) < (len))
+#define snprintf_ok(buf, len, fmt, ...)                                \
+        ({                                                             \
+                char *_buf = (buf);                                    \
+                size_t _len = (len);                                   \
+                int _snpf = snprintf(_buf, _len, (fmt), __VA_ARGS__);  \
+                _snpf >= 0 && (size_t) _snpf < _len ? _buf : NULL;     \
+        })
 
 #define xsprintf(buf, fmt, ...) \
         assert_message_se(snprintf_ok(buf, ELEMENTSOF(buf), fmt, __VA_ARGS__), "xsprintf: " #buf "[] must be big enough")
diff --git a/src/basic/tmpfile-util.c b/src/basic/tmpfile-util.c
index 91c8ff17254..36930cb34b5 100644
--- a/src/basic/tmpfile-util.c
+++ b/src/basic/tmpfile-util.c
@@ -300,11 +300,7 @@ int link_tmpfile(int fd, const char *path, const char *target) {
                 if (r < 0)
                         return r;
         } else {
-                char proc_fd_path[STRLEN("/proc/self/fd/") + DECIMAL_STR_MAX(fd) + 1];
-
-                xsprintf(proc_fd_path, "/proc/self/fd/%i", fd);
-
-                if (linkat(AT_FDCWD, proc_fd_path, AT_FDCWD, target, AT_SYMLINK_FOLLOW) < 0)
+                if (linkat(AT_FDCWD, FORMAT_PROC_FD_PATH(fd), AT_FDCWD, target, AT_SYMLINK_FOLLOW) < 0)
                         return -errno;
         }
 
diff --git a/src/basic/xattr-util.c b/src/basic/xattr-util.c
index e60e8bc920b..3d5eb6c378f 100644
--- a/src/basic/xattr-util.c
+++ b/src/basic/xattr-util.c
@@ -108,11 +108,10 @@ static int getxattrat_fake_prepare(
                 int dirfd,
                 const char *filename,
                 int flags,
-                char ret_fn[static STRLEN("/proc/self/fd/") + DECIMAL_STR_MAX(int) + 1],
+                char ret_fn[static PROC_FD_PATH_MAX],
                 int *ret_fd) {
 
         _cleanup_close_ int fd = -1;
-
         assert(ret_fn);
         assert(ret_fd);
 
@@ -125,13 +124,15 @@ static int getxattrat_fake_prepare(
                 if (!(flags & AT_EMPTY_PATH))
                         return -EINVAL;
 
-                snprintf(ret_fn, STRLEN("/proc/self/fd/") + DECIMAL_STR_MAX(int) + 1, "/proc/self/fd/%i", dirfd);
+                assert(dirfd >= 0);
+
+                format_proc_fd_path(ret_fn, dirfd);
         } else {
                 fd = openat(dirfd, filename, O_CLOEXEC|O_PATH|(flags & AT_SYMLINK_NOFOLLOW ? O_NOFOLLOW : 0));
                 if (fd < 0)
                         return -errno;
 
-                snprintf(ret_fn, STRLEN("/proc/self/fd/") + DECIMAL_STR_MAX(int) + 1, "/proc/self/fd/%i", fd);
+                format_proc_fd_path(ret_fn, fd);
         }
 
         /* Pass the FD to the caller, since in case we do openat() the filename depends on it. */
@@ -148,8 +149,8 @@ int fgetxattrat_fake(
                 int flags,
                 size_t *ret_size) {
 
-        char fn[STRLEN("/proc/self/fd/") + DECIMAL_STR_MAX(int) + 1];
         _cleanup_close_ int fd = -1;
+        char fn[PROC_FD_PATH_MAX];
         ssize_t l;
         int r;
 
@@ -172,8 +173,8 @@ int fgetxattrat_fake_malloc(
                 int flags,
                 char **value) {
 
-        char fn[STRLEN("/proc/self/fd/") + DECIMAL_STR_MAX(int) + 1];
         _cleanup_close_ int fd = -1;
+        char fn[PROC_FD_PATH_MAX];
         int r;
 
         r = getxattrat_fake_prepare(dirfd, filename, flags, fn, &fd);
diff --git a/src/core/service.c b/src/core/service.c
index 4115db0a302..c55304d170e 100644
--- a/src/core/service.c
+++ b/src/core/service.c
@@ -916,7 +916,6 @@ static int service_is_suitable_main_pid(Service *s, pid_t pid, int prio) {
 }
 
 static int service_load_pid_file(Service *s, bool may_warn) {
-        char procfs[STRLEN("/proc/self/fd/") + DECIMAL_STR_MAX(int)];
         bool questionable_pid_file = false;
         _cleanup_free_ char *k = NULL;
         _cleanup_close_ int fd = -1;
@@ -945,8 +944,7 @@ static int service_load_pid_file(Service *s, bool may_warn) {
 
         /* Let's read the PID file now that we chased it down. But we need to convert the O_PATH fd
          * chase_symlinks() returned us into a proper fd first. */
-        xsprintf(procfs, "/proc/self/fd/%i", fd);
-        r = read_one_line_file(procfs, &k);
+        r = read_one_line_file(FORMAT_PROC_FD_PATH(fd), &k);
         if (r < 0)
                 return log_unit_error_errno(UNIT(s), r,
                                             "Can't convert PID files %s O_PATH file descriptor to proper file descriptor: %m",
diff --git a/src/nspawn/nspawn-patch-uid.c b/src/nspawn/nspawn-patch-uid.c
index 785332e0910..f47f8273610 100644
--- a/src/nspawn/nspawn-patch-uid.c
+++ b/src/nspawn/nspawn-patch-uid.c
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
 #if HAVE_ACL
 
 static int get_acl(int fd, const char *name, acl_type_t type, acl_t *ret) {
-        char procfs_path[STRLEN("/proc/self/fd/") + DECIMAL_STR_MAX(int) + 1];
         acl_t acl;
 
         assert(fd >= 0);
@@ -35,14 +34,11 @@ static int get_acl(int fd, const char *name, acl_type_t type, acl_t *ret) {
                 if (child_fd < 0)
                         return -errno;
 
-                xsprintf(procfs_path, "/proc/self/fd/%i", child_fd);
-                acl = acl_get_file(procfs_path, type);
+                acl = acl_get_file(FORMAT_PROC_FD_PATH(child_fd), type);
         } else if (type == ACL_TYPE_ACCESS)
                 acl = acl_get_fd(fd);
-        else {
-                xsprintf(procfs_path, "/proc/self/fd/%i", fd);
-                acl = acl_get_file(procfs_path, type);
-        }
+        else
+                acl = acl_get_file(FORMAT_PROC_FD_PATH(fd), type);
         if (!acl)
                 return -errno;
 
@@ -51,7 +47,6 @@ static int get_acl(int fd, const char *name, acl_type_t type, acl_t *ret) {
 }
 
 static int set_acl(int fd, const char *name, acl_type_t type, acl_t acl) {
-        char procfs_path[STRLEN("/proc/self/fd/") + DECIMAL_STR_MAX(int) + 1];
         int r;
 
         assert(fd >= 0);
@@ -64,14 +59,11 @@ static int set_acl(int fd, const char *name, acl_type_t type, acl_t acl) {
                 if (child_fd < 0)
                         return -errno;
 
-                xsprintf(procfs_path, "/proc/self/fd/%i", child_fd);
-                r = acl_set_file(procfs_path, type, acl);
+                r = acl_set_file(FORMAT_PROC_FD_PATH(child_fd), type, acl);
         } else if (type == ACL_TYPE_ACCESS)
                 r = acl_set_fd(fd, acl);
-        else {
-                xsprintf(procfs_path, "/proc/self/fd/%i", fd);
-                r = acl_set_file(procfs_path, type, acl);
-        }
+        else
+                r = acl_set_file(FORMAT_PROC_FD_PATH(fd), type, acl);
         if (r < 0)
                 return -errno;
 
diff --git a/src/partition/repart.c b/src/partition/repart.c
index 6f3b3dbe179..e3080864b4b 100644
--- a/src/partition/repart.c
+++ b/src/partition/repart.c
@@ -1581,12 +1581,8 @@ static int context_load_partition_table(
          * /proc/self/fd/ magic path if we have an existing fd. Open the original file otherwise. */
         if (*backing_fd < 0)
                 r = fdisk_assign_device(c, node, arg_dry_run);
-        else {
-                char procfs_path[STRLEN("/proc/self/fd/") + DECIMAL_STR_MAX(int)];
-                xsprintf(procfs_path, "/proc/self/fd/%i", *backing_fd);
-
-                r = fdisk_assign_device(c, procfs_path, arg_dry_run);
-        }
+        else
+                r = fdisk_assign_device(c, FORMAT_PROC_FD_PATH(*backing_fd), arg_dry_run);
         if (r == -EINVAL && arg_size_auto) {
                 struct stat st;
 
@@ -4593,7 +4589,6 @@ static int find_root(char **ret, int *ret_fd) {
 }
 
 static int resize_pt(int fd) {
-        char procfs_path[STRLEN("/proc/self/fd/") + DECIMAL_STR_MAX(int)];
         _cleanup_(fdisk_unref_contextp) struct fdisk_context *c = NULL;
         int r;
 
@@ -4605,14 +4600,13 @@ static int resize_pt(int fd) {
         if (!c)
                 return log_oom();
 
-        xsprintf(procfs_path, "/proc/self/fd/%i", fd);
-        r = fdisk_assign_device(c, procfs_path, 0);
+        r = fdisk_assign_device(c, FORMAT_PROC_FD_PATH(fd), 0);
         if (r < 0)
-                return log_error_errno(r, "Failed to open device '%s': %m", procfs_path);
+                return log_error_errno(r, "Failed to open device '%s': %m", FORMAT_PROC_FD_PATH(fd));
 
         r = fdisk_has_label(c);
         if (r < 0)
-                return log_error_errno(r, "Failed to determine whether disk '%s' has a disk label: %m", procfs_path);
+                return log_error_errno(r, "Failed to determine whether disk '%s' has a disk label: %m", FORMAT_PROC_FD_PATH(fd));
         if (r == 0) {
                 log_debug("Not resizing partition table, as there currently is none.");
                 return 0;
diff --git a/src/shared/chown-recursive.c b/src/shared/chown-recursive.c
index 4563729b7c9..50848715e34 100644
--- a/src/shared/chown-recursive.c
+++ b/src/shared/chown-recursive.c
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ static int chown_one(
                 gid_t gid,
                 mode_t mask) {
 
-        char procfs_path[STRLEN("/proc/self/fd/") + DECIMAL_STR_MAX(int) + 1];
         const char *n;
         int r;
 
@@ -30,11 +29,10 @@ static int chown_one(
 
         /* We change ACLs through the /proc/self/fd/%i path, so that we have a stable reference that works
          * with O_PATH. */
-        xsprintf(procfs_path, "/proc/self/fd/%i", fd);
 
         /* Drop any ACL if there is one */
         FOREACH_STRING(n, "system.posix_acl_access", "system.posix_acl_default")
-                if (removexattr(procfs_path, n) < 0)
+                if (removexattr(FORMAT_PROC_FD_PATH(fd), n) < 0)
                         if (!IN_SET(errno, ENODATA, EOPNOTSUPP, ENOSYS, ENOTTY))
                                 return -errno;
 
diff --git a/src/shared/discover-image.c b/src/shared/discover-image.c
index 521264ec29b..5f8bf437764 100644
--- a/src/shared/discover-image.c
+++ b/src/shared/discover-image.c
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ static int image_make(
                 }
 
                 /* Get directory creation time (not available everywhere, but that's OK */
-                (void) fd_getcrtime(dfd, &crtime);
+                (void) fd_getcrtime(fd, &crtime);
 
                 /* If the IMMUTABLE bit is set, we consider the directory read-only. Since the ioctl is not
                  * supported everywhere we ignore failures. */
diff --git a/src/shared/mount-util.c b/src/shared/mount-util.c
index cf8ca8d9d3f..9a3f33915e1 100644
--- a/src/shared/mount-util.c
+++ b/src/shared/mount-util.c
@@ -42,10 +42,7 @@ int mount_fd(const char *source,
              unsigned long mountflags,
              const void *data) {
 
-        char path[STRLEN("/proc/self/fd/") + DECIMAL_STR_MAX(int)];
-
-        xsprintf(path, "/proc/self/fd/%i", target_fd);
-        if (mount(source, path, filesystemtype, mountflags, data) < 0) {
+        if (mount(source, FORMAT_PROC_FD_PATH(target_fd), filesystemtype, mountflags, data) < 0) {
                 if (errno != ENOENT)
                         return -errno;
 
@@ -733,8 +730,7 @@ static int mount_in_namespace(
 
         _cleanup_close_pair_ int errno_pipe_fd[2] = { -1, -1 };
         _cleanup_close_ int self_mntns_fd = -1, mntns_fd = -1, root_fd = -1, pidns_fd = -1, chased_src_fd = -1;
-        char mount_slave[] = "/tmp/propagate.XXXXXX", *mount_tmp, *mount_outside, *p,
-                chased_src[STRLEN("/proc/self/fd/") + DECIMAL_STR_MAX(int)];
+        char mount_slave[] = "/tmp/propagate.XXXXXX", *mount_tmp, *mount_outside, *p;
         bool mount_slave_created = false, mount_slave_mounted = false,
                 mount_tmp_created = false, mount_tmp_mounted = false,
                 mount_outside_created = false, mount_outside_mounted = false;
@@ -767,9 +763,8 @@ static int mount_in_namespace(
         if (st.st_ino == self_mntns_st.st_ino && st.st_dev == self_mntns_st.st_dev)
                 return log_debug_errno(SYNTHETIC_ERRNO(EINVAL), "Failed to activate bind mount in target, not running in a mount namespace");
 
-        /* One day, when bind mounting /proc/self/fd/n works across
-         * namespace boundaries we should rework this logic to make
-         * use of it... */
+        /* One day, when bind mounting /proc/self/fd/n works across namespace boundaries we should rework
+         * this logic to make use of it... */
 
         p = strjoina(propagate_path, "/");
         r = laccess(p, F_OK);
@@ -779,7 +774,6 @@ static int mount_in_namespace(
         r = chase_symlinks(src, NULL, CHASE_TRAIL_SLASH, NULL, &chased_src_fd);
         if (r < 0)
                 return log_debug_errno(r, "Failed to resolve source path of %s: %m", src);
-        xsprintf(chased_src, "/proc/self/fd/%i", chased_src_fd);
 
         if (fstat(chased_src_fd, &st) < 0)
                 return log_debug_errno(errno, "Failed to stat() resolved source path %s: %m", src);
@@ -824,9 +818,9 @@ static int mount_in_namespace(
         mount_tmp_created = true;
 
         if (is_image)
-                r = verity_dissect_and_mount(chased_src, mount_tmp, options, NULL, NULL, NULL);
+                r = verity_dissect_and_mount(FORMAT_PROC_FD_PATH(chased_src_fd), mount_tmp, options, NULL, NULL, NULL);
         else
-                r = mount_follow_verbose(LOG_DEBUG, chased_src, mount_tmp, NULL, MS_BIND, NULL);
+                r = mount_follow_verbose(LOG_DEBUG, FORMAT_PROC_FD_PATH(chased_src_fd), mount_tmp, NULL, MS_BIND, NULL);
         if (r < 0)
                 goto finish;
 
diff --git a/src/shared/selinux-util.c b/src/shared/selinux-util.c
index e4890e8170d..34e78e6792a 100644
--- a/src/shared/selinux-util.c
+++ b/src/shared/selinux-util.c
@@ -266,7 +266,6 @@ int mac_selinux_fix_container_fd(int fd, const char *path, const char *inside_pa
         assert(inside_path);
 
 #if HAVE_SELINUX
-        char procfs_path[STRLEN("/proc/self/fd/") + DECIMAL_STR_MAX(int)];
         _cleanup_freecon_ char* fcon = NULL;
         struct stat st;
         int r;
@@ -292,8 +291,7 @@ int mac_selinux_fix_container_fd(int fd, const char *path, const char *inside_pa
                 goto fail;
         }
 
-        xsprintf(procfs_path, "/proc/self/fd/%i", fd);
-        if (setfilecon_raw(procfs_path, fcon) < 0) {
+        if (setfilecon_raw(FORMAT_PROC_FD_PATH(fd), fcon) < 0) {
                 _cleanup_freecon_ char *oldcon = NULL;
 
                 /* If the FS doesn't support labels, then exit without warning */
@@ -307,7 +305,7 @@ int mac_selinux_fix_container_fd(int fd, const char *path, const char *inside_pa
                 r = -errno;
 
                 /* If the old label is identical to the new one, suppress any kind of error */
-                if (getfilecon_raw(procfs_path, &oldcon) >= 0 && streq(fcon, oldcon))
+                if (getfilecon_raw(FORMAT_PROC_FD_PATH(fd), &oldcon) >= 0 && streq(fcon, oldcon))
                         return 0;
 
                 goto fail;
diff --git a/src/shared/smack-util.c b/src/shared/smack-util.c
index 3362ee3924b..2ae11e7f9a7 100644
--- a/src/shared/smack-util.c
+++ b/src/shared/smack-util.c
@@ -121,8 +121,7 @@ int mac_smack_apply_pid(pid_t pid, const char *label) {
         return r;
 }
 
-static int smack_fix_fd(int fd , const char *abspath, LabelFixFlags flags) {
-        char procfs_path[STRLEN("/proc/self/fd/") + DECIMAL_STR_MAX(int)];
+static int smack_fix_fd(int fd, const char *abspath, LabelFixFlags flags) {
         const char *label;
         struct stat st;
         int r;
@@ -153,8 +152,7 @@ static int smack_fix_fd(int fd , const char *abspath, LabelFixFlags flags) {
         else
                 return 0;
 
-        xsprintf(procfs_path, "/proc/self/fd/%i", fd);
-        if (setxattr(procfs_path, "security.SMACK64", label, strlen(label), 0) < 0) {
+        if (setxattr(FORMAT_PROC_FD_PATH(fd), "security.SMACK64", label, strlen(label), 0) < 0) {
                 _cleanup_free_ char *old_label = NULL;
 
                 r = -errno;
@@ -168,7 +166,7 @@ static int smack_fix_fd(int fd , const char *abspath, LabelFixFlags flags) {
                         return 0;
 
                 /* If the old label is identical to the new one, suppress any kind of error */
-                if (getxattr_malloc(procfs_path, "security.SMACK64", &old_label, false) >= 0 &&
+                if (getxattr_malloc(FORMAT_PROC_FD_PATH(fd), "security.SMACK64", &old_label, false) >= 0 &&
                     streq(old_label, label))
                         return 0;
 
diff --git a/src/systemctl/fuzz-systemctl-parse-argv.c b/src/systemctl/fuzz-systemctl-parse-argv.c
index 66b48eee857..eed8c671448 100644
--- a/src/systemctl/fuzz-systemctl-parse-argv.c
+++ b/src/systemctl/fuzz-systemctl-parse-argv.c
@@ -50,12 +50,8 @@ int LLVMFuzzerTestOneInput(const uint8_t *data, size_t size) {
         else
                 log_info(r == 0 ? "Done!" : "Action!");
 
-        if (orig_stdout_fd >= 0) {
-                char path[STRLEN("/proc/self/fd/") + DECIMAL_STR_MAX(int)];
-
-                xsprintf(path, "/proc/self/fd/%d", orig_stdout_fd);
-                assert_se(freopen(path, "w", stdout));
-        }
+        if (orig_stdout_fd >= 0)
+                assert_se(freopen(FORMAT_PROC_FD_PATH(orig_stdout_fd), "w", stdout));
 
         release_busses(); /* We open the bus for communication with logind.
                            * It needs to be closed to avoid apparent leaks. */
diff --git a/src/test/test-fd-util.c b/src/test/test-fd-util.c
index 1cd3bdfbbec..39a50013b96 100644
--- a/src/test/test-fd-util.c
+++ b/src/test/test-fd-util.c
@@ -278,6 +278,14 @@ static void test_close_all_fds(void) {
         log_open();
 }
 
+static void test_format_proc_fd_path(void) {
+        assert_se(streq_ptr(FORMAT_PROC_FD_PATH(0), "/proc/self/fd/0"));
+        assert_se(streq_ptr(FORMAT_PROC_FD_PATH(1), "/proc/self/fd/1"));
+        assert_se(streq_ptr(FORMAT_PROC_FD_PATH(2), "/proc/self/fd/2"));
+        assert_se(streq_ptr(FORMAT_PROC_FD_PATH(3), "/proc/self/fd/3"));
+        assert_se(streq_ptr(FORMAT_PROC_FD_PATH(2147483647), "/proc/self/fd/2147483647"));
+}
+
 int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
 
         test_setup_logging(LOG_DEBUG);
@@ -290,6 +298,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
         test_rearrange_stdio();
         test_read_nr_open();
         test_close_all_fds();
+        test_format_proc_fd_path();
 
         return 0;
 }
diff --git a/src/tmpfiles/tmpfiles.c b/src/tmpfiles/tmpfiles.c
index dd05dd9b4ee..38e9844d357 100644
--- a/src/tmpfiles/tmpfiles.c
+++ b/src/tmpfiles/tmpfiles.c
@@ -1058,18 +1058,15 @@ static int parse_xattrs_from_arg(Item *i) {
 }
 
 static int fd_set_xattrs(Item *i, int fd, const char *path, const struct stat *st) {
-        char procfs_path[STRLEN("/proc/self/fd/") + DECIMAL_STR_MAX(int)];
         char **name, **value;
 
         assert(i);
         assert(fd >= 0);
         assert(path);
 
-        xsprintf(procfs_path, "/proc/self/fd/%i", fd);
-
         STRV_FOREACH_PAIR(name, value, i->xattrs) {
                 log_debug("Setting extended attribute '%s=%s' on %s.", *name, *value, path);
-                if (setxattr(procfs_path, *name, *value, strlen(*value), 0) < 0)
+                if (setxattr(FORMAT_PROC_FD_PATH(fd), *name, *value, strlen(*value), 0) < 0)
                         return log_error_errno(errno, "Setting extended attribute %s=%s on %s failed: %m",
                                                *name, *value, path);
         }
@@ -1161,7 +1158,6 @@ static int path_set_acl(const char *path, const char *pretty, acl_type_t type, a
 static int fd_set_acls(Item *item, int fd, const char *path, const struct stat *st) {
         int r = 0;
 #if HAVE_ACL
-        char procfs_path[STRLEN("/proc/self/fd/") + DECIMAL_STR_MAX(int)];
         struct stat stbuf;
 
         assert(item);
@@ -1184,14 +1180,12 @@ static int fd_set_acls(Item *item, int fd, const char *path, const struct stat *
                 return 0;
         }
 
-        xsprintf(procfs_path, "/proc/self/fd/%i", fd);
-
         if (item->acl_access)
-                r = path_set_acl(procfs_path, path, ACL_TYPE_ACCESS, item->acl_access, item->append_or_force);
+                r = path_set_acl(FORMAT_PROC_FD_PATH(fd), path, ACL_TYPE_ACCESS, item->acl_access, item->append_or_force);
 
         /* set only default acls to folders */
         if (r == 0 && item->acl_default && S_ISDIR(st->st_mode))
-                r = path_set_acl(procfs_path, path, ACL_TYPE_DEFAULT, item->acl_default, item->append_or_force);
+                r = path_set_acl(FORMAT_PROC_FD_PATH(fd), path, ACL_TYPE_DEFAULT, item->acl_default, item->append_or_force);
 
         if (ERRNO_IS_NOT_SUPPORTED(r)) {
                 log_debug_errno(r, "ACLs not supported by file system at %s", path);
@@ -1938,17 +1932,14 @@ static int item_do(Item *i, int fd, const char *path, fdaction_t action) {
         r = action(i, fd, path, &st);
 
         if (S_ISDIR(st.st_mode)) {
-                char procfs_path[STRLEN("/proc/self/fd/") + DECIMAL_STR_MAX(int)];
                 _cleanup_closedir_ DIR *d = NULL;
                 struct dirent *de;
 
-                /* The passed 'fd' was opened with O_PATH. We need to convert
-                 * it into a 'regular' fd before reading the directory content. */
-                xsprintf(procfs_path, "/proc/self/fd/%i", fd);
-
-                d = opendir(procfs_path);
+                /* The passed 'fd' was opened with O_PATH. We need to convert it into a 'regular' fd before
+                 * reading the directory content. */
+                d = opendir(FORMAT_PROC_FD_PATH(fd));
                 if (!d) {
-                        log_error_errno(errno, "Failed to opendir() '%s': %m", procfs_path);
+                        log_error_errno(errno, "Failed to opendir() '%s': %m", FORMAT_PROC_FD_PATH(fd));
                         if (r == 0)
                                 r = -errno;
                         goto finish;