diff --git a/tools/perf/util/symbol.c b/tools/perf/util/symbol.c
index 632b50c7bc26..e54b13d4c357 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/symbol.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/symbol.c
@@ -1757,7 +1757,7 @@ static int map_groups__set_modules_path_dir(struct map_groups *mg,
 		struct stat st;
 
 		/*sshfs might return bad dent->d_type, so we have to stat*/
-		sprintf(path, "%s/%s", dir_name, dent->d_name);
+		snprintf(path, sizeof(path), "%s/%s", dir_name, dent->d_name);
 		if (stat(path, &st))
 			continue;
 
@@ -1766,8 +1766,6 @@ static int map_groups__set_modules_path_dir(struct map_groups *mg,
 			    !strcmp(dent->d_name, ".."))
 				continue;
 
-			snprintf(path, sizeof(path), "%s/%s",
-				 dir_name, dent->d_name);
 			ret = map_groups__set_modules_path_dir(mg, path);
 			if (ret < 0)
 				goto out;
@@ -1788,9 +1786,6 @@ static int map_groups__set_modules_path_dir(struct map_groups *mg,
 			if (map == NULL)
 				continue;
 
-			snprintf(path, sizeof(path), "%s/%s",
-				 dir_name, dent->d_name);
-
 			long_name = strdup(path);
 			if (long_name == NULL) {
 				ret = -1;