diff --git a/lib/trace-cmd/include/private/trace-cmd-private.h b/lib/trace-cmd/include/private/trace-cmd-private.h
index ebd633e1..58f77524 100644
--- a/lib/trace-cmd/include/private/trace-cmd-private.h
+++ b/lib/trace-cmd/include/private/trace-cmd-private.h
@@ -295,8 +295,8 @@ struct tracecmd_option *
 tracecmd_add_option_v(struct tracecmd_output *handle,
 		      unsigned short id, const struct iovec *vector, int count);
 
-struct tracecmd_option *tracecmd_add_buffer_option(struct tracecmd_output *handle,
-						   const char *name, int cpus);
+int tracecmd_add_buffer_description(struct tracecmd_output *handle, const char *name, int cpus);
+int tracecmd_write_buffers_description(struct tracecmd_output *handle);
 
 int tracecmd_write_cpus(struct tracecmd_output *handle, int cpus);
 int tracecmd_write_cmdlines(struct tracecmd_output *handle);
@@ -312,9 +312,7 @@ int tracecmd_write_cpu_data(struct tracecmd_output *handle,
 int tracecmd_append_cpu_data(struct tracecmd_output *handle,
 			     int cpus, char * const *cpu_data_files);
 int tracecmd_append_buffer_cpu_data(struct tracecmd_output *handle,
-				    struct tracecmd_option *option,
-				    int cpus, char * const *cpu_data_files);
-
+				    const char *name, int cpus, char * const *cpu_data_files);
 struct tracecmd_output *tracecmd_get_output_handle_fd(int fd);
 
 /* --- Reading the Fly Recorder Trace --- */
diff --git a/lib/trace-cmd/trace-output.c b/lib/trace-cmd/trace-output.c
index d575ea3b..7ec85e71 100644
--- a/lib/trace-cmd/trace-output.c
+++ b/lib/trace-cmd/trace-output.c
@@ -44,6 +44,14 @@ struct tracecmd_option {
 	struct list_head list;
 };
 
+struct tracecmd_buffer {
+	int		cpus;
+	void		*name;
+	tsize_t		offset;
+	struct tracecmd_option *option;
+	struct list_head list;
+};
+
 enum {
 	OUTPUT_FL_SEND_META	= (1 << 0),
 };
@@ -63,6 +71,7 @@ struct tracecmd_output {
 	struct tracecmd_compression *compress;
 
 	struct list_head	options;
+	struct list_head	buffers;
 	struct tracecmd_msg_handle *msg_handle;
 	char			*trace_clock;
 };
@@ -189,6 +198,7 @@ bool tracecmd_get_quiet(struct tracecmd_output *handle)
 void tracecmd_output_free(struct tracecmd_output *handle)
 {
 	struct tracecmd_option *option;
+	struct tracecmd_buffer *buffer;
 
 	if (!handle)
 		return;
@@ -199,6 +209,13 @@ void tracecmd_output_free(struct tracecmd_output *handle)
 	if (handle->pevent)
 		tep_unref(handle->pevent);
 
+	while (!list_empty(&handle->buffers)) {
+		buffer = container_of(handle->buffers.next,
+				      struct tracecmd_buffer, list);
+		list_del(&buffer->list);
+		free(buffer->name);
+		free(buffer);
+	}
 	while (!list_empty(&handle->options)) {
 		option = container_of(handle->options.next,
 				      struct tracecmd_option, list);
@@ -1075,6 +1092,7 @@ create_file_fd(int fd, struct tracecmd_input *ihandle,
 		goto out_free;
 
 	list_head_init(&handle->options);
+	list_head_init(&handle->buffers);
 
 	buf[0] = 23;
 	buf[1] = 8;
@@ -1373,9 +1391,8 @@ int tracecmd_append_options(struct tracecmd_output *handle)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-struct tracecmd_option *
-tracecmd_add_buffer_option(struct tracecmd_output *handle, const char *name,
-			   int cpus)
+static struct tracecmd_option *
+add_buffer_option(struct tracecmd_output *handle, const char *name, int cpus)
 {
 	struct tracecmd_option *option;
 	char *buf;
@@ -1403,6 +1420,52 @@ tracecmd_add_buffer_option(struct tracecmd_output *handle, const char *name,
 	return option;
 }
 
+int tracecmd_add_buffer_description(struct tracecmd_output *handle, const char *name, int cpus)
+{
+	struct tracecmd_buffer *buf;
+
+	buf = calloc(1, sizeof(struct tracecmd_buffer));
+	if (!buf)
+		return -1;
+	buf->name = strdup(name);
+	if (!buf->name) {
+		free(buf);
+		return -1;
+	}
+	list_add_tail(&buf->list, &handle->buffers);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int tracecmd_write_buffers_description(struct tracecmd_output *handle)
+{
+	struct tracecmd_option *option;
+	struct tracecmd_buffer *buf;
+
+	list_for_each_entry(buf, &handle->buffers, list) {
+		option = add_buffer_option(handle, buf->name, buf->cpus);
+		if (!option)
+			return -1;
+		buf->option = option;
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static tsize_t get_buffer_file_offset(struct tracecmd_output *handle, const char *name)
+{
+	struct tracecmd_buffer *buf;
+
+	list_for_each_entry(buf, &handle->buffers, list) {
+		if (strlen(name) == strlen(buf->name) && !strcmp(name, buf->name)) {
+			if (handle->file_version >= 7)
+				return buf->offset;
+			if (!buf->option)
+				break;
+			return buf->option->offset;
+		}
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
 int tracecmd_write_cmdlines(struct tracecmd_output *handle)
 {
 	int ret;
@@ -1647,18 +1710,23 @@ int tracecmd_append_cpu_data(struct tracecmd_output *handle,
 }
 
 int tracecmd_append_buffer_cpu_data(struct tracecmd_output *handle,
-				    struct tracecmd_option *option,
-				    int cpus, char * const *cpu_data_files)
+				    const char *name, int cpus, char * const *cpu_data_files)
 {
+	tsize_t b_offset;
 	tsize_t offset;
 	stsize_t ret;
 
+	b_offset = get_buffer_file_offset(handle, name);
+	if (!b_offset) {
+		tracecmd_warning("Cannot find description for buffer %s\n", name);
+		return -1;
+	}
 	offset = lseek64(handle->fd, 0, SEEK_CUR);
 
 	/* Go to the option data, where will write the offest */
-	ret = lseek64(handle->fd, option->offset, SEEK_SET);
+	ret = lseek64(handle->fd, b_offset, SEEK_SET);
 	if (ret == (off64_t)-1) {
-		tracecmd_warning("could not seek to %lld\n", option->offset);
+		tracecmd_warning("could not seek to %lld\n", b_offset);
 		return -1;
 	}
 
@@ -1717,6 +1785,7 @@ struct tracecmd_output *tracecmd_get_output_handle_fd(int fd)
 	handle->page_size = tracecmd_page_size(ihandle);
 	handle->file_version = tracecmd_get_file_version(ihandle);
 	list_head_init(&handle->options);
+	list_head_init(&handle->buffers);
 
 	if (!tracecmd_get_file_compress_proto(ihandle, &cname, &cver)) {
 		handle->compress = tracecmd_compress_alloc(cname, cver, handle->fd,
diff --git a/tracecmd/trace-record.c b/tracecmd/trace-record.c
index b71c9608..011e7b55 100644
--- a/tracecmd/trace-record.c
+++ b/tracecmd/trace-record.c
@@ -4152,7 +4152,6 @@ static void touch_file(const char *file)
 }
 
 static void append_buffer(struct tracecmd_output *handle,
-			  struct tracecmd_option *buffer_option,
 			  struct buffer_instance *instance,
 			  char **temp_files)
 {
@@ -4180,7 +4179,7 @@ static void append_buffer(struct tracecmd_output *handle,
 			touch_file(temp_files[i]);
 	}
 
-	tracecmd_append_buffer_cpu_data(handle, buffer_option,
+	tracecmd_append_buffer_cpu_data(handle, tracefs_instance_get_name(instance->tracefs),
 					cpu_count, temp_files);
 
 	for (i = 0; i < instance->cpu_count; i++) {
@@ -4441,7 +4440,6 @@ static void write_guest_file(struct buffer_instance *instance)
 
 static void record_data(struct common_record_context *ctx)
 {
-	struct tracecmd_option **buffer_options;
 	struct tracecmd_output *handle;
 	struct buffer_instance *instance;
 	bool local = false;
@@ -4512,9 +4510,6 @@ static void record_data(struct common_record_context *ctx)
 		}
 
 		if (buffers) {
-			buffer_options = malloc(sizeof(*buffer_options) * buffers);
-			if (!buffer_options)
-				die("Failed to allocate buffer options");
 			i = 0;
 			for_each_instance(instance) {
 				int cpus = instance->cpu_count != local_cpu_count ?
@@ -4522,10 +4517,9 @@ static void record_data(struct common_record_context *ctx)
 
 				if (instance->msg_handle)
 					continue;
-
-				buffer_options[i++] = tracecmd_add_buffer_option(handle,
-										 tracefs_instance_get_name(instance->tracefs),
-										 cpus);
+				tracecmd_add_buffer_description(handle,
+								tracefs_instance_get_name(instance->tracefs),
+								cpus);
 				add_buffer_stat(handle, instance);
 			}
 		}
@@ -4560,7 +4554,7 @@ static void record_data(struct common_record_context *ctx)
 				if (instance->msg_handle)
 					continue;
 				print_stat(instance);
-				append_buffer(handle, buffer_options[i++], instance, temp_files);
+				append_buffer(handle, instance, temp_files);
 			}
 		}
 
