diff --git a/exporter/exporterhelper/logs_batch.go b/exporter/exporterhelper/logs_batch.go
index 9d5c7077ca6..4e4609b18ca 100644
--- a/exporter/exporterhelper/logs_batch.go
+++ b/exporter/exporterhelper/logs_batch.go
@@ -37,13 +37,15 @@ func (req *logsRequest) MergeSplit(_ context.Context, cfg exporterbatcher.MaxSiz
 		if srcReq == nil {
 			continue
 		}
-		if srcReq.ld.LogRecordCount() <= capacityLeft {
+
+		srcCount := srcReq.ld.LogRecordCount()
+		if srcCount <= capacityLeft {
 			if destReq == nil {
 				destReq = srcReq
 			} else {
 				srcReq.ld.ResourceLogs().MoveAndAppendTo(destReq.ld.ResourceLogs())
 			}
-			capacityLeft -= destReq.ld.LogRecordCount()
+			capacityLeft -= srcCount
 			continue
 		}
 
diff --git a/exporter/exporterhelper/metrics_batch.go b/exporter/exporterhelper/metrics_batch.go
index 66466492932..3ec240d40a6 100644
--- a/exporter/exporterhelper/metrics_batch.go
+++ b/exporter/exporterhelper/metrics_batch.go
@@ -37,13 +37,15 @@ func (req *metricsRequest) MergeSplit(_ context.Context, cfg exporterbatcher.Max
 		if srcReq == nil {
 			continue
 		}
-		if srcReq.md.DataPointCount() <= capacityLeft {
+
+		srcCount := srcReq.md.DataPointCount()
+		if srcCount <= capacityLeft {
 			if destReq == nil {
 				destReq = srcReq
 			} else {
 				srcReq.md.ResourceMetrics().MoveAndAppendTo(destReq.md.ResourceMetrics())
 			}
-			capacityLeft -= destReq.md.DataPointCount()
+			capacityLeft -= srcCount
 			continue
 		}
 
diff --git a/exporter/exporterhelper/traces_batch.go b/exporter/exporterhelper/traces_batch.go
index 63535567b6a..07a3025d73a 100644
--- a/exporter/exporterhelper/traces_batch.go
+++ b/exporter/exporterhelper/traces_batch.go
@@ -37,13 +37,15 @@ func (req *tracesRequest) MergeSplit(_ context.Context, cfg exporterbatcher.MaxS
 		if srcReq == nil {
 			continue
 		}
-		if srcReq.td.SpanCount() <= capacityLeft {
+
+		srcCount := srcReq.td.SpanCount()
+		if srcCount <= capacityLeft {
 			if destReq == nil {
 				destReq = srcReq
 			} else {
 				srcReq.td.ResourceSpans().MoveAndAppendTo(destReq.td.ResourceSpans())
 			}
-			capacityLeft -= destReq.td.SpanCount()
+			capacityLeft -= srcCount
 			continue
 		}
 
diff --git a/exporter/exporterhelper/xexporterhelper/profiles_batch.go b/exporter/exporterhelper/xexporterhelper/profiles_batch.go
index 8fd337878be..2aa47c95043 100644
--- a/exporter/exporterhelper/xexporterhelper/profiles_batch.go
+++ b/exporter/exporterhelper/xexporterhelper/profiles_batch.go
@@ -37,13 +37,15 @@ func (req *profilesRequest) MergeSplit(_ context.Context, cfg exporterbatcher.Ma
 		if srcReq == nil {
 			continue
 		}
-		if srcReq.pd.SampleCount() <= capacityLeft {
+
+		srcCount := srcReq.pd.SampleCount()
+		if srcCount <= capacityLeft {
 			if destReq == nil {
 				destReq = srcReq
 			} else {
 				srcReq.pd.ResourceProfiles().MoveAndAppendTo(destReq.pd.ResourceProfiles())
 			}
-			capacityLeft -= destReq.pd.SampleCount()
+			capacityLeft -= srcCount
 			continue
 		}