diff --git a/proc/pids.c b/proc/pids.c
index d5758d38..0f221ff5 100644
--- a/proc/pids.c
+++ b/proc/pids.c
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ struct fetch_support {
     int n_inuse;                       // number of above pointers occupied
     int n_alloc_save;                  // last known results.stacks allocation
     struct pids_fetch results;         // counts + stacks for return to caller
+    struct pids_counts counts;         // actual counts pointed to by 'results'
 };
 
 struct procps_pidsinfo {
@@ -367,7 +368,6 @@ typedef int  (*QSR_t)(const void *, const void *, void *);
 #define FF(e) (FRE_t)freNAME(e)
 #define QS(t) (QSR_t)srtNAME(t)
 
-
         /*
          * Need it be said?
          * This table must be kept in the exact same order as
@@ -1073,7 +1073,7 @@ static int stacks_fetch (
     }
     cleanup_stacks_all(info);
     toggle_history(info);
-    memset(&info->fetch.results.counts, 0, sizeof(struct pids_counts));
+    memset(&info->fetch.counts, 0, sizeof(struct pids_counts));
 
     // iterate stuff --------------------------------------
     n_inuse = 0;
@@ -1085,7 +1085,7 @@ static int stacks_fetch (
                 return -1;
             memcpy(info->fetch.anchor + n_inuse, ext->stacks, sizeof(void *) * MEMORY_INCR);
         }
-        if (!proc_tally(info, &info->fetch.results.counts, &task))
+        if (!proc_tally(info, &info->fetch.counts, &task))
             return -1;
         assign_results(info, info->fetch.anchor[n_inuse++], &task);
     }
@@ -1167,6 +1167,8 @@ PROCPS_EXPORT int procps_pids_new (
     procps_uptime(&uptime_secs, NULL);
     p->boot_seconds = uptime_secs;
 
+    p->fetch.results.counts = &p->fetch.counts;
+
     p->refcount = 1;
     *info = p;
     return 0;
diff --git a/proc/pids.h b/proc/pids.h
index a3285fc5..ebe72592 100644
--- a/proc/pids.h
+++ b/proc/pids.h
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
 #ifndef _PROC_PIDS_H
 #define _PROC_PIDS_H
 
-#include <features.h>
 __BEGIN_DECLS
 
 enum pids_item {
@@ -187,8 +186,8 @@ struct pids_counts {
 };
 
 struct pids_fetch {
+    struct pids_counts *counts;
     struct pids_stack **stacks;
-    struct pids_counts counts;
 };