diff --git a/include/kernel.h b/include/kernel.h
index 57e885503d0..e07be5a78a5 100644
--- a/include/kernel.h
+++ b/include/kernel.h
@@ -4812,7 +4812,8 @@ struct k_mem_slab {
  * @param slab_align Alignment of the memory slab's buffer (power of 2).
  */
 #define K_MEM_SLAB_DEFINE(name, slab_block_size, slab_num_blocks, slab_align) \
-	char __noinit __aligned(WB_UP(slab_align)) \
+	char __noinit_named(k_mem_slab_buf_##name) \
+	   __aligned(WB_UP(slab_align)) \
 	   _k_mem_slab_buf_##name[(slab_num_blocks) * WB_UP(slab_block_size)]; \
 	STRUCT_SECTION_ITERABLE(k_mem_slab, name) = \
 		Z_MEM_SLAB_INITIALIZER(name, _k_mem_slab_buf_##name, \