diff --git a/src/emu/debug/dvmemory.cpp b/src/emu/debug/dvmemory.cpp
index 33efa5edba8..1d735293b6e 100644
--- a/src/emu/debug/dvmemory.cpp
+++ b/src/emu/debug/dvmemory.cpp
@@ -165,22 +165,16 @@ void debug_view_memory::enumerate_sources()
 		void *base;
 		std::string name_string(machine().save().indexed_item(itemnum, base, valsize, valcount));
 
-		itemnames.emplace_back(std::move(name_string), base, valsize, valcount);
+		// add pretty much anything that's not a timer (we may wish to cull other items later)
+		// also, don't trim the front of the name, it's important to know which VIA6522 we're looking at, e.g.
+		if (strncmp(name_string.c_str(), "timer/", 6))
+			itemnames.emplace_back(std::move(name_string), base, valsize, valcount);
 	}
 
 	std::sort(itemnames.begin(), itemnames.end(), [] (auto const &x, auto const &y) { return std::get<0>(x) < std::get<0>(y); });
 
 	for (auto const &item : itemnames)
-	{
-		const char *itemname = std::get<0>(item).c_str();
-
-		// add pretty much anything that's not a timer (we may wish to cull other items later)
-		// also, don't trim the front of the name, it's important to know which VIA6522 we're looking at, e.g.
-		if (strncmp(itemname, "timer/", 6))
-		{
-			m_source_list.append(*global_alloc(debug_view_memory_source(itemname, std::get<1>(item), std::get<2>(item), std::get<3>(item))));
-		}
-	}
+		m_source_list.append(*global_alloc(debug_view_memory_source(std::get<0>(item).c_str(), std::get<1>(item), std::get<2>(item), std::get<3>(item))));
 
 	// reset the source to a known good entry
 	set_source(*m_source_list.first());