diff --git a/app/vmselect/prometheus/prometheus.go b/app/vmselect/prometheus/prometheus.go
index 6393743f61..a7b2072ae0 100644
--- a/app/vmselect/prometheus/prometheus.go
+++ b/app/vmselect/prometheus/prometheus.go
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package prometheus
 import (
 	"flag"
 	"fmt"
-	"io"
 	"math"
 	"net/http"
 	"runtime"
@@ -163,9 +162,13 @@ var exportDuration = metrics.NewSummary(`vm_request_duration_seconds{path="/api/
 
 func exportHandler(at *auth.Token, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, matches []string, start, end int64, format string, maxRowsPerLine int, deadline netstorage.Deadline) error {
 	writeResponseFunc := WriteExportStdResponse
-	writeLineFunc := WriteExportJSONLine
+	writeLineFunc := func(rs *netstorage.Result, resultsCh chan<- *quicktemplate.ByteBuffer) {
+		bb := quicktemplate.AcquireByteBuffer()
+		WriteExportJSONLine(bb, rs)
+		resultsCh <- bb
+	}
 	if maxRowsPerLine > 0 {
-		writeLineFunc = func(w io.Writer, rs *netstorage.Result) {
+		writeLineFunc = func(rs *netstorage.Result, resultsCh chan<- *quicktemplate.ByteBuffer) {
 			valuesOrig := rs.Values
 			timestampsOrig := rs.Timestamps
 			values := valuesOrig
@@ -186,7 +189,9 @@ func exportHandler(at *auth.Token, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, match
 				}
 				rs.Values = valuesChunk
 				rs.Timestamps = timestampsChunk
-				WriteExportJSONLine(w, rs)
+				bb := quicktemplate.AcquireByteBuffer()
+				WriteExportJSONLine(bb, rs)
+				resultsCh <- bb
 			}
 			rs.Values = valuesOrig
 			rs.Timestamps = timestampsOrig
@@ -195,10 +200,18 @@ func exportHandler(at *auth.Token, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, match
 	contentType := "application/stream+json"
 	if format == "prometheus" {
 		contentType = "text/plain"
-		writeLineFunc = WriteExportPrometheusLine
+		writeLineFunc = func(rs *netstorage.Result, resultsCh chan<- *quicktemplate.ByteBuffer) {
+			bb := quicktemplate.AcquireByteBuffer()
+			WriteExportPrometheusLine(bb, rs)
+			resultsCh <- bb
+		}
 	} else if format == "promapi" {
 		writeResponseFunc = WriteExportPromAPIResponse
-		writeLineFunc = WriteExportPromAPILine
+		writeLineFunc = func(rs *netstorage.Result, resultsCh chan<- *quicktemplate.ByteBuffer) {
+			bb := quicktemplate.AcquireByteBuffer()
+			WriteExportPromAPILine(bb, rs)
+			resultsCh <- bb
+		}
 	}
 
 	tagFilterss, err := getTagFilterssFromMatches(matches)
@@ -225,9 +238,7 @@ func exportHandler(at *auth.Token, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, match
 	doneCh := make(chan error)
 	go func() {
 		err := rss.RunParallel(func(rs *netstorage.Result, workerID uint) {
-			bb := quicktemplate.AcquireByteBuffer()
-			writeLineFunc(bb, rs)
-			resultsCh <- bb
+			writeLineFunc(rs, resultsCh)
 		})
 		close(resultsCh)
 		doneCh <- err