diff --git a/libfreerdp/core/freerdp.c b/libfreerdp/core/freerdp.c
index a4482b0c9..fcead8752 100644
--- a/libfreerdp/core/freerdp.c
+++ b/libfreerdp/core/freerdp.c
@@ -403,7 +403,7 @@ char* freerdp_get_build_date(void)
 {
 	static char build_date[64];
 
-	snprintf(build_date, sizeof(build_date), "%s %s", __DATE__, __TIME__);
+	_snprintf(build_date, sizeof(build_date), "%s %s", __DATE__, __TIME__);
 
 	return build_date;
 }
diff --git a/winpr/libwinpr/utils/winpr.c b/winpr/libwinpr/utils/winpr.c
index 199f29e0f..ce68bfc49 100644
--- a/winpr/libwinpr/utils/winpr.c
+++ b/winpr/libwinpr/utils/winpr.c
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ char* winpr_get_build_date(void)
 {
 	static char build_date[64];
 
-	snprintf(build_date, sizeof(build_date), "%s %s", __DATE__, __TIME__);
+	_snprintf(build_date, sizeof(build_date), "%s %s", __DATE__, __TIME__);
 
 	return build_date;
 }