diff --git a/dirmngr/dns.c b/dirmngr/dns.c
index 0645d2f55..92084d112 100644
--- a/dirmngr/dns.c
+++ b/dirmngr/dns.c
@@ -10086,8 +10086,9 @@ static const struct {
 	{ "AR",         DNS_S_ADDITIONAL },
 };
 
-const char *(dns_strsection)(enum dns_section section, void *_dst, size_t lim) {
-	struct dns_buf dst = DNS_B_INTO(_dst, lim);
+const char *(dns_strsection)(enum dns_section section) {
+	char _dst[DNS_STRMAXLEN + 1] = { 0 };
+	struct dns_buf dst = DNS_B_INTO(_dst, sizeof _dst);
 	unsigned i;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < lengthof(dns_sections); i++) {
@@ -10135,8 +10136,9 @@ static const struct {
 	{ "IN", DNS_C_IN },
 };
 
-const char *(dns_strclass)(enum dns_class type, void *_dst, size_t lim) {
-	struct dns_buf dst = DNS_B_INTO(_dst, lim);
+const char *(dns_strclass)(enum dns_class type) {
+	char _dst[DNS_STRMAXLEN + 1] = { 0 };
+	struct dns_buf dst = DNS_B_INTO(_dst, sizeof _dst);
 	unsigned i;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < lengthof(dns_classes); i++) {
@@ -10171,8 +10173,9 @@ enum dns_class dns_iclass(const char *name) {
 } /* dns_iclass() */
 
 
-const char *(dns_strtype)(enum dns_type type, void *_dst, size_t lim) {
-	struct dns_buf dst = DNS_B_INTO(_dst, lim);
+const char *(dns_strtype)(enum dns_type type) {
+	char _dst[DNS_STRMAXLEN + 1] = { 0 };
+	struct dns_buf dst = DNS_B_INTO(_dst, sizeof _dst);
 	unsigned i;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < lengthof(dns_rrtypes); i++) {
diff --git a/dirmngr/dns.h b/dirmngr/dns.h
index 30d0b45af..6dedfbc91 100644
--- a/dirmngr/dns.h
+++ b/dirmngr/dns.h
@@ -291,25 +291,15 @@ enum dns_rcode {
  */
 #define DNS_STRMAXLEN 47 /* "QUESTION|ANSWER|AUTHORITY|ADDITIONAL" */
 
-DNS_PUBLIC const char *dns_strsection(enum dns_section, void *, size_t);
-#define dns_strsection3(a, b, c) \
-				dns_strsection((a), (b), (c))
-#define dns_strsection1(a)	dns_strsection((a), (char [DNS_STRMAXLEN + 1]){ 0 }, DNS_STRMAXLEN + 1)
-#define dns_strsection(...)	DNS_PP_CALL(DNS_PP_XPASTE(dns_strsection, DNS_PP_NARG(__VA_ARGS__)), __VA_ARGS__)
+DNS_PUBLIC const char *dns_strsection(enum dns_section);
 
 DNS_PUBLIC enum dns_section dns_isection(const char *);
 
-DNS_PUBLIC const char *dns_strclass(enum dns_class, void *, size_t);
-#define dns_strclass3(a, b, c)	dns_strclass((a), (b), (c))
-#define dns_strclass1(a)	dns_strclass((a), (char [DNS_STRMAXLEN + 1]){ 0 }, DNS_STRMAXLEN + 1)
-#define dns_strclass(...)	DNS_PP_CALL(DNS_PP_XPASTE(dns_strclass, DNS_PP_NARG(__VA_ARGS__)), __VA_ARGS__)
+DNS_PUBLIC const char *dns_strclass(enum dns_class);
 
 DNS_PUBLIC enum dns_class dns_iclass(const char *);
 
-DNS_PUBLIC const char *dns_strtype(enum dns_type, void *, size_t);
-#define dns_strtype3(a, b, c)	dns_strtype((a), (b), (c))
-#define dns_strtype1(a)		dns_strtype((a), (char [DNS_STRMAXLEN + 1]){ 0 }, DNS_STRMAXLEN + 1)
-#define dns_strtype(...)	DNS_PP_CALL(DNS_PP_XPASTE(dns_strtype, DNS_PP_NARG(__VA_ARGS__)), __VA_ARGS__)
+DNS_PUBLIC const char *dns_strtype(enum dns_type);
 
 DNS_PUBLIC enum dns_type dns_itype(const char *);