diff --git a/arch/frv/kernel/traps.c b/arch/frv/kernel/traps.c
index 4bff48c19d29..a6d105d61b26 100644
--- a/arch/frv/kernel/traps.c
+++ b/arch/frv/kernel/traps.c
@@ -523,7 +523,7 @@ void die_if_kernel(const char *str, ...)
 		return;
 
 	va_start(va, str);
-	vsprintf(buffer, str, va);
+	vsnprintf(buffer, sizeof(buffer), str, va);
 	va_end(va);
 
 	console_verbose();