diff --git a/gdb/ChangeLog b/gdb/ChangeLog
index d7a31a6d91..0538dd7e6a 100644
--- a/gdb/ChangeLog
+++ b/gdb/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2011-05-18  Joel Brobecker  <brobecker@adacore.com>
+
+	* ada-lang.c (print_it_exception): Avoid use of sprintf.
+
 2011-05-18  Tom Tromey  <tromey@redhat.com>
 
 	* value.c (value_fn_field): Constify.
diff --git a/gdb/ada-lang.c b/gdb/ada-lang.c
index ebd5fd2070..0435d3396f 100644
--- a/gdb/ada-lang.c
+++ b/gdb/ada-lang.c
@@ -10783,7 +10783,7 @@ print_it_exception (enum exception_catchpoint_kind ex, struct breakpoint *b)
 		 just replace the exception name by the generic string
 		 "exception" - it will read as "an exception" in the
 		 notification we are about to print.  */
-	      sprintf (exception_name, "exception");
+	      memcpy (exception_name, "exception", sizeof ("exception"));
 	    }
 	  /* In the case of unhandled exception breakpoints, we print
 	     the exception name as "unhandled EXCEPTION_NAME", to make