diff --git a/ldms/src/decomp/static/decomp_static.c b/ldms/src/decomp/static/decomp_static.c
index f46dd2916..d51c5d10a 100644
--- a/ldms/src/decomp/static/decomp_static.c
+++ b/ldms/src/decomp/static/decomp_static.c
@@ -1792,13 +1792,13 @@ static int decomp_static_decompose(ldmsd_strgp_t strgp, ldms_set_t set,
 			dup_row = row_cache_dup(cfg_row, mid_rbn, row);
 
 			/* Apply functional operators to columns */
+                        struct ldmsd_row_list_s tmp_row_list;
+                        int count;
+                        count = ldmsd_row_cache_make_list(&tmp_row_list,
+                                                          cfg_row->row_limit,
+                                                          strgp->row_cache,
+                                                          group_idx);
 			for (j = 0; j < row->col_count; j++) {
-				struct ldmsd_row_list_s row_list;
-				int count = ldmsd_row_cache_make_list(
-						&row_list,
-						cfg_row->row_limit,
-						strgp->row_cache,
-						group_idx);
 				cfg_col = &cfg_row->cols[j];
 				if (cfg_col->op != LDMSD_DECOMP_OP_NONE
                                     && count < cfg_row->row_limit)
@@ -1809,7 +1809,7 @@ static int decomp_static_decompose(ldmsd_strgp_t strgp, ldms_set_t set,
                                                   strgp->obj.name, count, cfg_row->row_limit,
                                                   ldmsd_decomp_op_to_string(cfg_col->op),
                                                   cfg_col->dst);
-				rc = op_table[cfg_col->op](&row_list, dup_row, j);
+				rc = op_table[cfg_col->op](&tmp_row_list, dup_row, j);
 			}
 			ldmsd_row_cache_idx_free(group_idx);
 			row = dup_row;