diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/carl9170/debug.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/carl9170/debug.c
index a9b6dc17e408..19009aafc4e1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/carl9170/debug.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/carl9170/debug.c
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
 #include "cmd.h"
 
 #define ADD(buf, off, max, fmt, args...)				\
-	off += snprintf(&buf[off], max - off, fmt, ##args);
+	off += scnprintf(&buf[off], max - off, fmt, ##args);
 
 
 struct carl9170_debugfs_fops {