diff --git a/ril/libril/ril.cpp b/ril/libril/ril.cpp
index c3f50ba1..716f37d9 100644
--- a/ril/libril/ril.cpp
+++ b/ril/libril/ril.cpp
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ namespace android {
 
     #define clearPrintBuf           printBuf[0] = 0
     #define removeLastChar          printBuf[strlen(printBuf)-1] = 0
-    #define appendPrintBuf(x...)    sprintf(printBuf, x)
+    #define appendPrintBuf(x...)    snprintf(printBuf, PRINTBUF_SIZE, x)
 #else
     #define startRequest
     #define closeRequest