diff --git a/components/freertos/heap_regions_debug.c b/components/freertos/heap_regions_debug.c
index 5cb8f5f9c..21011d581 100644
--- a/components/freertos/heap_regions_debug.c
+++ b/components/freertos/heap_regions_debug.c
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ size_t mem_debug_malloc_dump(int task, mem_dump_block_t* buffer, size_t size)
 	*(int*)buffer->task = btask;
 	buffer->address = (void*)b;
 	buffer->size = b->size;
+	buffer->xtag = b->xtag;
 	++buffer;
 	--remaining;
         b = b->next;
@@ -132,8 +133,9 @@ void mem_init_dog(void *data)
 #if (INCLUDE_pcTaskGetTaskName == 1)
     task = xTaskGetCurrentTaskHandle();
     if (task){
-        strncpy(b->head.task, pcTaskGetTaskName(task), 3);
-        b->head.task[3] = '\0';
+        int name = 0;
+        strncpy((char*)&name, pcTaskGetTaskName(task), 3);
+        *(int*)b->head.task = name;
     } 
     else {
 	*(int*)b->head.task = 0;
diff --git a/components/freertos/include/freertos/heap_regions_debug.h b/components/freertos/include/freertos/heap_regions_debug.h
index 064beeadd..5a1a220d3 100644
--- a/components/freertos/include/freertos/heap_regions_debug.h
+++ b/components/freertos/include/freertos/heap_regions_debug.h
@@ -78,7 +78,9 @@ extern void mem_malloc_set_abort(int task, int size, int count);
 typedef struct {
     char task[4];
     void* address;
-    int size;
+    int size: 24;                           /*<< The size of the free block. */
+    int xtag: 7;                            /*<< Tag of this region */
+    int xAllocated: 1;                      /*<< 1 if allocated */
 } mem_dump_block_t;
 
 extern size_t mem_debug_malloc_dump(int task, mem_dump_block_t* buffer, size_t size);