diff --git a/samples/va_intel/display.cpp.inc b/samples/va_intel/display.cpp.inc
index ecfa0324a2..7570cfe653 100644
--- a/samples/va_intel/display.cpp.inc
+++ b/samples/va_intel/display.cpp.inc
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
 #include <va/va.h>
 # include <va/va_drm.h>
 
+#include "opencv2/core.hpp"  // cv::format()
+
 namespace va {
 
 bool openDisplay();
@@ -70,10 +72,9 @@ static unsigned readId(const char* devName, const char* idName)
 {
     long int id = 0;
 
-    char fileName[256];
-    snprintf(fileName, sizeof(fileName), "%s/%s/%s", VA_INTEL_PCI_DIR, devName, idName);
+    std::string fileName = cv::format("%s/%s/%s", VA_INTEL_PCI_DIR, devName, idName);
 
-    FILE* file = fopen(fileName, "r");
+    FILE* file = fopen(fileName.c_str(), "r");
     if (file)
     {
         char str[16] = "";
@@ -100,9 +101,8 @@ static int findAdapter(unsigned desiredVendorId)
             unsigned vendorId = readId(name, "vendor");
             if (vendorId == desiredVendorId)
             {
-                char subdirName[256];
-                snprintf(subdirName, sizeof(subdirName), "%s/%s/%s", VA_INTEL_PCI_DIR, name, "drm");
-                Directory subdir(subdirName);
+                std::string subdirName = cv::format("%s/%s/%s", VA_INTEL_PCI_DIR, name, "drm");
+                Directory subdir(subdirName.c_str());
                 for (int j = 0; j < subdir.count(); ++j)
                 {
                     if (!strncmp(subdir[j]->d_name, "card", 4))
@@ -130,18 +130,12 @@ public:
             numbers[1] = adapterIndex;
             for (int i = 0;  i < NUM_NODES;  ++i)
             {
-                int sz = sizeof(VA_INTEL_DRI_DIR) + strlen(names[i]) + 3;
-                paths[i] = new char [sz];
-                snprintf(paths[i], sz, "%s%s%d", VA_INTEL_DRI_DIR, names[i], numbers[i]);
+                paths[i] = cv::format("%s%s%d", VA_INTEL_DRI_DIR, names[i], numbers[i]);
             }
         }
     ~NodeInfo()
         {
-            for (int i = 0;  i < NUM_NODES;  ++i)
-            {
-                delete paths[i];
-                paths[i] = 0;
-            }
+            // nothing
         }
     int count() const
         {
@@ -149,10 +143,10 @@ public:
         }
     const char* path(int index) const
         {
-            return ((index >= 0) && (index < NUM_NODES)) ? paths[index] : 0;
+            return ((index >= 0) && (index < NUM_NODES)) ? paths[index].c_str() : 0;
         }
 private:
-    char* paths[NUM_NODES];
+    std::string paths[NUM_NODES];
 };
 
 static bool openDeviceIntel();