diff --git a/tools/profiler/TableTicker.h b/tools/profiler/TableTicker.h
index f67092a5f3e6..277354016549 100644
--- a/tools/profiler/TableTicker.h
+++ b/tools/profiler/TableTicker.h
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #include "platform.h"
 #include "ProfileEntry.h"
 #include "mozilla/Mutex.h"
+#include "mozilla/Vector.h"
 #include "IntelPowerGadget.h"
 #ifdef MOZ_TASK_TRACER
 #include "GeckoTaskTracer.h"
@@ -23,15 +24,16 @@ hasFeature(const char** aFeatures, uint32_t aFeatureCount, const char* aFeature)
   return false;
 }
 
+typedef mozilla::Vector<std::string> ThreadNameFilterList;
+
 static bool
-threadSelected(ThreadInfo* aInfo, char** aThreadNameFilters, uint32_t aFeatureCount) {
-  if (aFeatureCount == 0) {
+threadSelected(ThreadInfo* aInfo, const ThreadNameFilterList &aThreadNameFilters) {
+  if (aThreadNameFilters.empty()) {
     return true;
   }
 
-  for (uint32_t i = 0; i < aFeatureCount; ++i) {
-    const char* filterPrefix = aThreadNameFilters[i];
-    if (strncmp(aInfo->Name(), filterPrefix, strlen(filterPrefix)) == 0) {
+  for (uint32_t i = 0; i < aThreadNameFilters.length(); ++i) {
+    if (aThreadNameFilters[i] == aInfo->Name()) {
       return true;
     }
   }
@@ -55,7 +57,6 @@ class TableTicker: public Sampler {
     , mBuffer(new ProfileBuffer(aEntrySize))
     , mSaveRequested(false)
     , mUnwinderThread(false)
-    , mFilterCount(aFilterCount)
 #if defined(XP_WIN)
     , mIntelPowerGadget(nullptr)
 #endif
@@ -87,9 +88,9 @@ class TableTicker: public Sampler {
 #endif
 
     // Deep copy aThreadNameFilters
-    mThreadNameFilters = new char*[aFilterCount];
+    MOZ_ALWAYS_TRUE(mThreadNameFilters.resize(aFilterCount));
     for (uint32_t i = 0; i < aFilterCount; ++i) {
-      mThreadNameFilters[i] = strdup(aThreadNameFilters[i]);
+      mThreadNameFilters[i] = aThreadNameFilters[i];
     }
 
     sStartTime = mozilla::TimeStamp::Now();
@@ -150,7 +151,7 @@ class TableTicker: public Sampler {
       return;
     }
 
-    if (!threadSelected(aInfo, mThreadNameFilters, mFilterCount)) {
+    if (!threadSelected(aInfo, mThreadNameFilters)) {
       return;
     }
 
@@ -243,8 +244,7 @@ protected:
 
   // Keep the thread filter to check against new thread that
   // are started while profiling
-  char** mThreadNameFilters;
-  uint32_t mFilterCount;
+  ThreadNameFilterList mThreadNameFilters;
   bool mPrivacyMode;
   bool mAddMainThreadIO;
   bool mProfileMemory;