diff --git a/src/Event.cc b/src/Event.cc
index 292d70b05f..ef69e7a42d 100644
--- a/src/Event.cc
+++ b/src/Event.cc
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ void EventMgr::Drain()
 	if ( event_queue_flush_point )
 		QueueEventFast(event_queue_flush_point, val_list{});
 
-	SegmentProfiler(segment_logger, "draining-events");
+	SegmentProfiler prof(segment_logger, "draining-events");
 
 	PLUGIN_HOOK_VOID(HOOK_DRAIN_EVENTS, HookDrainEvents());
 
diff --git a/src/Func.cc b/src/Func.cc
index 759b132a9a..cd5062af9b 100644
--- a/src/Func.cc
+++ b/src/Func.cc
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ Val* BroFunc::Call(val_list* args, Frame* parent) const
 #ifdef PROFILE_BRO_FUNCTIONS
 	DEBUG_MSG("Function: %s\n", Name());
 #endif
-	SegmentProfiler(segment_logger, location);
+	SegmentProfiler prof(segment_logger, location);
 
 	if ( sample_logger )
 		sample_logger->FunctionSeen(this);
@@ -629,7 +629,7 @@ Val* BuiltinFunc::Call(val_list* args, Frame* parent) const
 #ifdef PROFILE_BRO_FUNCTIONS
 	DEBUG_MSG("Function: %s\n", Name());
 #endif
-	SegmentProfiler(segment_logger, Name());
+	SegmentProfiler prof(segment_logger, Name());
 
 	if ( sample_logger )
 		sample_logger->FunctionSeen(this);
diff --git a/src/Net.cc b/src/Net.cc
index 1b35907a93..fa9bbd56a2 100644
--- a/src/Net.cc
+++ b/src/Net.cc
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ void net_init(const std::optional<std::string>& interface,
 
 void expire_timers(iosource::PktSrc* src_ps)
 	{
-	SegmentProfiler(segment_logger, "expiring-timers");
+	SegmentProfiler prof(segment_logger, "expiring-timers");
 
 	current_dispatched +=
 		timer_mgr->Advance(network_time,
diff --git a/src/Sessions.cc b/src/Sessions.cc
index 8f66ae8633..c86395267b 100644
--- a/src/Sessions.cc
+++ b/src/Sessions.cc
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ void NetSessions::Done()
 
 void NetSessions::NextPacket(double t, const Packet* pkt)
 	{
-	SegmentProfiler(segment_logger, "dispatching-packet");
+	SegmentProfiler prof(segment_logger, "dispatching-packet");
 
 	if ( raw_packet )
 		mgr.QueueEventFast(raw_packet, {pkt->BuildPktHdrVal()});