diff --git a/include/asterisk/stringfields.h b/include/asterisk/stringfields.h
index e1ff2fc1d3..ce978901b6 100644
--- a/include/asterisk/stringfields.h
+++ b/include/asterisk/stringfields.h
@@ -228,11 +228,6 @@ struct ast_string_field_mgr {
 	ast_string_field last_alloc;			/*!< the last field allocated */
 	struct ast_string_field_pool *embedded_pool;	/*!< pointer to the embedded pool, if any */
 	struct ast_string_field_vector string_fields;	/*!< field vector for compare and copy */
-	/* v-- MALLOC_DEBUG information */
-	const char *owner_file;				/*!< filename of owner */
-	const char *owner_func;				/*!< function name of owner */
-	int owner_line;					/*!< line number of owner */
-	/* ^-- MALLOC_DEBUG information */
 };
 
 /*!
@@ -266,7 +261,8 @@ int __ast_string_field_ptr_grow(struct ast_string_field_mgr *mgr,
   an additional pool will be allocated.
 */
 ast_string_field __ast_string_field_alloc_space(struct ast_string_field_mgr *mgr,
-						struct ast_string_field_pool **pool_head, size_t needed);
+	struct ast_string_field_pool **pool_head, size_t needed,
+	const char *file, int lineno, const char *func);
 
 /*!
   \internal
@@ -277,9 +273,9 @@ ast_string_field __ast_string_field_alloc_space(struct ast_string_field_mgr *mgr
   \param format printf-style format string
   \return nothing
 */
-void __ast_string_field_ptr_build(struct ast_string_field_mgr *mgr,
-				  struct ast_string_field_pool **pool_head,
-				  ast_string_field *ptr, const char *format, ...) __attribute__((format(printf, 4, 5)));
+void __ast_string_field_ptr_build(const char *file, int lineno, const char *func,
+	struct ast_string_field_mgr *mgr, struct ast_string_field_pool **pool_head,
+	ast_string_field *ptr, const char *format, ...) __attribute__((format(printf, 7, 8)));
 
 /*!
   \internal
@@ -292,8 +288,9 @@ void __ast_string_field_ptr_build(struct ast_string_field_mgr *mgr,
   \return nothing
 */
 void __ast_string_field_ptr_build_va(struct ast_string_field_mgr *mgr,
-				     struct ast_string_field_pool **pool_head,
-				     ast_string_field *ptr, const char *format, va_list ap) __attribute__((format(printf, 4, 0)));
+	struct ast_string_field_pool **pool_head,
+	ast_string_field *ptr, const char *format, va_list ap,
+	const char *file, int lineno, const char *func) __attribute__((format(printf, 4, 0)));
 
 /*!
   \brief Declare a string field
@@ -479,7 +476,7 @@ void __ast_string_field_release_active(struct ast_string_field_pool *pool_head,
 	__res__; \
 })
 
-#define ast_string_field_ptr_set_by_fields(field_mgr_pool, field_mgr, ptr, data)               \
+#define __ast_string_field_ptr_set_by_fields(field_mgr_pool, field_mgr, ptr, data, file, lineno, func) \
 ({                                                                                             \
     int __res__ = 0;                                                                           \
     const char *__d__ = (data);                                                                \
@@ -491,7 +488,7 @@ void __ast_string_field_release_active(struct ast_string_field_pool *pool_head,
         *__p__ = __ast_string_field_empty;                                                     \
     } else if ((__dlen__ <= AST_STRING_FIELD_ALLOCATION(*__p__)) ||                            \
            (!__ast_string_field_ptr_grow(&field_mgr, &field_mgr_pool, __dlen__, __p__)) ||     \
-           (target = __ast_string_field_alloc_space(&field_mgr, &field_mgr_pool, __dlen__))) { \
+           (target = __ast_string_field_alloc_space(&field_mgr, &field_mgr_pool, __dlen__, file, lineno, func))) { \
         if (target != *__p__) {                                                                \
             __ast_string_field_release_active(field_mgr_pool, *__p__);                         \
             *__p__ = target;                                                                   \
@@ -503,6 +500,9 @@ void __ast_string_field_release_active(struct ast_string_field_pool *pool_head,
     __res__;                                                                                   \
 })
 
+#define ast_string_field_ptr_set_by_fields(field_mgr_pool, field_mgr, ptr, data) \
+	__ast_string_field_ptr_set_by_fields(field_mgr_pool, field_mgr, ptr, data, __FILE__, __LINE__, __PRETTY_FUNCTION__)
+
 /*!
   \brief Set a field to a simple string value
   \param x Pointer to a structure containing fields
@@ -532,7 +532,8 @@ void __ast_string_field_release_active(struct ast_string_field_pool *pool_head,
 ({ \
 	int __res__ = -1; \
 	if (((void *)(x)) != NULL) { \
-		__ast_string_field_ptr_build(&(x)->__field_mgr, &(x)->__field_mgr_pool, (ast_string_field *) ptr, fmt, args); \
+		__ast_string_field_ptr_build(__FILE__, __LINE__, __PRETTY_FUNCTION__, \
+			&(x)->__field_mgr, &(x)->__field_mgr_pool, (ast_string_field *) ptr, fmt, args); \
 		__res__ = 0; \
 	} \
 	__res__; \
@@ -550,7 +551,8 @@ void __ast_string_field_release_active(struct ast_string_field_pool *pool_head,
 ({ \
 	int __res__ = -1; \
 	if (((void *)(x)) != NULL) { \
-		__ast_string_field_ptr_build(&(x)->__field_mgr, &(x)->__field_mgr_pool, (ast_string_field *) &(x)->field, fmt, args); \
+		__ast_string_field_ptr_build(__FILE__, __LINE__, __PRETTY_FUNCTION__, \
+			&(x)->__field_mgr, &(x)->__field_mgr_pool, (ast_string_field *) &(x)->field, fmt, args); \
 		__res__ = 0; \
 	} \
 	__res__; \
@@ -568,7 +570,8 @@ void __ast_string_field_release_active(struct ast_string_field_pool *pool_head,
 ({ \
 	int __res__ = -1; \
 	if (((void *)(x)) != NULL) { \
-		__ast_string_field_ptr_build_va(&(x)->__field_mgr, &(x)->__field_mgr_pool, (ast_string_field *) ptr, fmt, args); \
+		__ast_string_field_ptr_build_va(&(x)->__field_mgr, &(x)->__field_mgr_pool, (ast_string_field *) ptr, fmt, args, \
+			__FILE__, __LINE__, __PRETTY_FUNCTION__); \
 		__res__ = 0; \
 	} \
 	__res__; \
@@ -586,7 +589,8 @@ void __ast_string_field_release_active(struct ast_string_field_pool *pool_head,
 ({ \
 	int __res__ = -1; \
 	if (((void *)(x)) != NULL) { \
-		__ast_string_field_ptr_build_va(&(x)->__field_mgr, &(x)->__field_mgr_pool, (ast_string_field *) &(x)->field, fmt, args); \
+		__ast_string_field_ptr_build_va(&(x)->__field_mgr, &(x)->__field_mgr_pool, (ast_string_field *) &(x)->field, fmt, args, \
+			__FILE__, __LINE__, __PRETTY_FUNCTION__); \
 		__res__ = 0; \
 	} \
 	__res__; \
@@ -626,12 +630,14 @@ int __ast_string_fields_cmp(struct ast_string_field_vector *left, struct ast_str
 	if (((void *)(copy)) != NULL && ((void *)(orig)) != NULL) { \
 		__res__ = __ast_string_fields_copy(((copy)->__field_mgr_pool), \
 			(struct ast_string_field_mgr *)&((copy)->__field_mgr), \
-			(struct ast_string_field_mgr *)&((orig)->__field_mgr)); \
+			(struct ast_string_field_mgr *)&((orig)->__field_mgr), \
+			__FILE__, __LINE__, __PRETTY_FUNCTION__); \
 	} \
 	__res__; \
 })
 
 int __ast_string_fields_copy(struct ast_string_field_pool *copy_pool,
-	struct ast_string_field_mgr *copy_mgr, struct ast_string_field_mgr *orig_mgr);
+	struct ast_string_field_mgr *copy_mgr, struct ast_string_field_mgr *orig_mgr,
+	const char *file, int lineno, const char *func);
 
 #endif /* _ASTERISK_STRINGFIELDS_H */
diff --git a/main/stringfields.c b/main/stringfields.c
index 30aa8cddd8..0a9e599031 100644
--- a/main/stringfields.c
+++ b/main/stringfields.c
@@ -179,11 +179,6 @@ int __ast_string_field_init(struct ast_string_field_mgr *mgr, struct ast_string_
 	}
 
 	mgr->last_alloc = NULL;
-	/* v-- MALLOC_DEBUG information */
-	mgr->owner_file = file;
-	mgr->owner_func = func;
-	mgr->owner_line = lineno;
-	/* ^-- MALLOC_DEBUG information */
 
 	if (AST_VECTOR_INIT(&mgr->string_fields, initial_vector_size)) {
 		return -1;
@@ -205,7 +200,8 @@ int __ast_string_field_init(struct ast_string_field_mgr *mgr, struct ast_string_
 }
 
 ast_string_field __ast_string_field_alloc_space(struct ast_string_field_mgr *mgr,
-	struct ast_string_field_pool **pool_head, size_t needed)
+	struct ast_string_field_pool **pool_head, size_t needed,
+	const char *file, int lineno, const char *func)
 {
 	char *result = NULL;
 	size_t space = (*pool_head)->size - (*pool_head)->used;
@@ -222,8 +218,7 @@ ast_string_field __ast_string_field_alloc_space(struct ast_string_field_mgr *mgr
 			new_size *= 2;
 		}
 
-		if (add_string_pool(mgr, pool_head, new_size,
-			mgr->owner_file, mgr->owner_line, mgr->owner_func)) {
+		if (add_string_pool(mgr, pool_head, new_size, file, lineno, func)) {
 			return NULL;
 		}
 	}
@@ -290,7 +285,8 @@ void __ast_string_field_release_active(struct ast_string_field_pool *pool_head,
 
 void __ast_string_field_ptr_build_va(struct ast_string_field_mgr *mgr,
 	struct ast_string_field_pool **pool_head, ast_string_field *ptr,
-	const char *format, va_list ap)
+	const char *format, va_list ap,
+	const char *file, int lineno, const char *func)
 {
 	size_t needed;
 	size_t available;
@@ -342,7 +338,8 @@ void __ast_string_field_ptr_build_va(struct ast_string_field_mgr *mgr,
 		   (if it has one), or the space available in the pool (if it does not). allocate
 		   space for it, adding a new string pool if necessary.
 		*/
-		if (!(target = (char *) __ast_string_field_alloc_space(mgr, pool_head, needed))) {
+		target = (char *) __ast_string_field_alloc_space(mgr, pool_head, needed, file, lineno, func);
+		if (!target) {
 			return;
 		}
 		vsprintf(target, format, ap);
@@ -369,13 +366,14 @@ void __ast_string_field_ptr_build_va(struct ast_string_field_mgr *mgr,
 	}
 }
 
-void __ast_string_field_ptr_build(struct ast_string_field_mgr *mgr,
+void __ast_string_field_ptr_build(const char *file, int lineno, const char *func,
+	struct ast_string_field_mgr *mgr,
 	struct ast_string_field_pool **pool_head, ast_string_field *ptr, const char *format, ...)
 {
 	va_list ap;
 
 	va_start(ap, format);
-	__ast_string_field_ptr_build_va(mgr, pool_head, ptr, format, ap);
+	__ast_string_field_ptr_build_va(mgr, pool_head, ptr, format, ap, file, lineno, func);
 	va_end(ap);
 }
 
@@ -419,11 +417,6 @@ void *__ast_calloc_with_stringfields(unsigned int num_structs, size_t struct_siz
 	mgr->embedded_pool = pool;
 	*pool_head = pool;
 	pool->size = size_to_alloc - struct_size - sizeof(*pool);
-	/* v-- MALLOC_DEBUG information */
-	mgr->owner_file = file;
-	mgr->owner_func = func;
-	mgr->owner_line = lineno;
-	/* ^-- MALLOC_DEBUG information */
 
 	return allocation;
 }
@@ -446,7 +439,8 @@ int __ast_string_fields_cmp(struct ast_string_field_vector *left,
 }
 
 int __ast_string_fields_copy(struct ast_string_field_pool *copy_pool,
-	struct ast_string_field_mgr *copy_mgr, struct ast_string_field_mgr *orig_mgr)
+	struct ast_string_field_mgr *copy_mgr, struct ast_string_field_mgr *orig_mgr,
+	const char *file, int lineno, const char *func)
 {
 	int i;
 	struct ast_string_field_vector *dest = &(copy_mgr->string_fields);
@@ -460,8 +454,8 @@ int __ast_string_fields_copy(struct ast_string_field_pool *copy_pool,
 	}
 
 	for (i = 0; i < AST_VECTOR_SIZE(dest); i++) {
-		if (ast_string_field_ptr_set_by_fields(copy_pool, *copy_mgr, AST_VECTOR_GET(dest, i),
-			*AST_VECTOR_GET(src, i))) {
+		if (__ast_string_field_ptr_set_by_fields(copy_pool, *copy_mgr, AST_VECTOR_GET(dest, i),
+			*AST_VECTOR_GET(src, i), file, lineno, func)) {
 			return -1;
 		}
 	}