diff --git a/drivers/char/virtio_console.c b/drivers/char/virtio_console.c
index 50754d203310..d2406fe25533 100644
--- a/drivers/char/virtio_console.c
+++ b/drivers/char/virtio_console.c
@@ -1492,8 +1492,8 @@ static int add_port(struct ports_device *portdev, u32 id)
 		 * Finally, create the debugfs file that we can use to
 		 * inspect a port's state at any time
 		 */
-		sprintf(debugfs_name, "vport%up%u",
-			port->portdev->vdev->index, id);
+		snprintf(debugfs_name, sizeof(debugfs_name), "vport%up%u",
+			 port->portdev->vdev->index, id);
 		port->debugfs_file = debugfs_create_file(debugfs_name, 0444,
 							 pdrvdata.debugfs_dir,
 							 port,