diff --git a/tools/perf/arch/powerpc/util/header.c b/tools/perf/arch/powerpc/util/header.c
index eba80c29294..2f7073d107f 100644
--- a/tools/perf/arch/powerpc/util/header.c
+++ b/tools/perf/arch/powerpc/util/header.c
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ get_cpuid(char *buffer, size_t sz)
 
 	pvr = mfspr(SPRN_PVR);
 
-	nb = snprintf(buffer, sz, "%lu,%lu$", PVR_VER(pvr), PVR_REV(pvr));
+	nb = scnprintf(buffer, sz, "%lu,%lu$", PVR_VER(pvr), PVR_REV(pvr));
 
 	/* look for end marker to ensure the entire data fit */
 	if (strchr(buffer, '$')) {
diff --git a/tools/perf/arch/x86/util/header.c b/tools/perf/arch/x86/util/header.c
index f94006068d2..146d12a1cec 100644
--- a/tools/perf/arch/x86/util/header.c
+++ b/tools/perf/arch/x86/util/header.c
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ get_cpuid(char *buffer, size_t sz)
 		if (family >= 0x6)
 			model += ((a >> 16) & 0xf) << 4;
 	}
-	nb = snprintf(buffer, sz, "%s,%u,%u,%u$", vendor, family, model, step);
+	nb = scnprintf(buffer, sz, "%s,%u,%u,%u$", vendor, family, model, step);
 
 	/* look for end marker to ensure the entire data fit */
 	if (strchr(buffer, '$')) {
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/color.c b/tools/perf/util/color.c
index 521c38a7919..11e46da17bb 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/color.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/color.c
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+#include <linux/kernel.h>
 #include "cache.h"
 #include "color.h"
 
@@ -182,12 +183,12 @@ static int __color_vsnprintf(char *bf, size_t size, const char *color,
 	}
 
 	if (perf_use_color_default && *color)
-		r += snprintf(bf, size, "%s", color);
-	r += vsnprintf(bf + r, size - r, fmt, args);
+		r += scnprintf(bf, size, "%s", color);
+	r += vscnprintf(bf + r, size - r, fmt, args);
 	if (perf_use_color_default && *color)
-		r += snprintf(bf + r, size - r, "%s", PERF_COLOR_RESET);
+		r += scnprintf(bf + r, size - r, "%s", PERF_COLOR_RESET);
 	if (trail)
-		r += snprintf(bf + r, size - r, "%s", trail);
+		r += scnprintf(bf + r, size - r, "%s", trail);
 	return r;
 }
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/header.c b/tools/perf/util/header.c
index ecd7f4dd7ee..14bb035c5fd 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/header.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/header.c
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ int build_id_cache__add_s(const char *sbuild_id, const char *debugdir,
 	if (realname == NULL || filename == NULL || linkname == NULL)
 		goto out_free;
 
-	len = snprintf(filename, size, "%s%s%s",
+	len = scnprintf(filename, size, "%s%s%s",
 		       debugdir, is_kallsyms ? "/" : "", realname);
 	if (mkdir_p(filename, 0755))
 		goto out_free;
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ int build_id_cache__add_s(const char *sbuild_id, const char *debugdir,
 			goto out_free;
 	}
 
-	len = snprintf(linkname, size, "%s/.build-id/%.2s",
+	len = scnprintf(linkname, size, "%s/.build-id/%.2s",
 		       debugdir, sbuild_id);
 
 	if (access(linkname, X_OK) && mkdir_p(linkname, 0755))
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/hist.c b/tools/perf/util/hist.c
index 6f505d1abac..e11e482bd18 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/hist.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/hist.c
@@ -768,7 +768,7 @@ static int hist_entry__pcnt_snprintf(struct hist_entry *he, char *s,
 						     sep ? "%.2f" : "   %6.2f%%",
 						     (period * 100.0) / total);
 		else
-			ret = snprintf(s, size, sep ? "%.2f" : "   %6.2f%%",
+			ret = scnprintf(s, size, sep ? "%.2f" : "   %6.2f%%",
 				       (period * 100.0) / total);
 		if (symbol_conf.show_cpu_utilization) {
 			ret += percent_color_snprintf(s + ret, size - ret,
@@ -791,20 +791,20 @@ static int hist_entry__pcnt_snprintf(struct hist_entry *he, char *s,
 			}
 		}
 	} else
-		ret = snprintf(s, size, sep ? "%" PRIu64 : "%12" PRIu64 " ", period);
+		ret = scnprintf(s, size, sep ? "%" PRIu64 : "%12" PRIu64 " ", period);
 
 	if (symbol_conf.show_nr_samples) {
 		if (sep)
-			ret += snprintf(s + ret, size - ret, "%c%" PRIu64, *sep, nr_events);
+			ret += scnprintf(s + ret, size - ret, "%c%" PRIu64, *sep, nr_events);
 		else
-			ret += snprintf(s + ret, size - ret, "%11" PRIu64, nr_events);
+			ret += scnprintf(s + ret, size - ret, "%11" PRIu64, nr_events);
 	}
 
 	if (symbol_conf.show_total_period) {
 		if (sep)
-			ret += snprintf(s + ret, size - ret, "%c%" PRIu64, *sep, period);
+			ret += scnprintf(s + ret, size - ret, "%c%" PRIu64, *sep, period);
 		else
-			ret += snprintf(s + ret, size - ret, " %12" PRIu64, period);
+			ret += scnprintf(s + ret, size - ret, " %12" PRIu64, period);
 	}
 
 	if (pair_hists) {
@@ -819,25 +819,25 @@ static int hist_entry__pcnt_snprintf(struct hist_entry *he, char *s,
 		diff = new_percent - old_percent;
 
 		if (fabs(diff) >= 0.01)
-			snprintf(bf, sizeof(bf), "%+4.2F%%", diff);
+			ret += scnprintf(bf, sizeof(bf), "%+4.2F%%", diff);
 		else
-			snprintf(bf, sizeof(bf), " ");
+			ret += scnprintf(bf, sizeof(bf), " ");
 
 		if (sep)
-			ret += snprintf(s + ret, size - ret, "%c%s", *sep, bf);
+			ret += scnprintf(s + ret, size - ret, "%c%s", *sep, bf);
 		else
-			ret += snprintf(s + ret, size - ret, "%11.11s", bf);
+			ret += scnprintf(s + ret, size - ret, "%11.11s", bf);
 
 		if (show_displacement) {
 			if (displacement)
-				snprintf(bf, sizeof(bf), "%+4ld", displacement);
+				ret += scnprintf(bf, sizeof(bf), "%+4ld", displacement);
 			else
-				snprintf(bf, sizeof(bf), " ");
+				ret += scnprintf(bf, sizeof(bf), " ");
 
 			if (sep)
-				ret += snprintf(s + ret, size - ret, "%c%s", *sep, bf);
+				ret += scnprintf(s + ret, size - ret, "%c%s", *sep, bf);
 			else
-				ret += snprintf(s + ret, size - ret, "%6.6s", bf);
+				ret += scnprintf(s + ret, size - ret, "%6.6s", bf);
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -855,7 +855,7 @@ int hist_entry__snprintf(struct hist_entry *he, char *s, size_t size,
 		if (se->elide)
 			continue;
 
-		ret += snprintf(s + ret, size - ret, "%s", sep ?: "  ");
+		ret += scnprintf(s + ret, size - ret, "%s", sep ?: "  ");
 		ret += se->se_snprintf(he, s + ret, size - ret,
 				       hists__col_len(hists, se->se_width_idx));
 	}
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/strbuf.c b/tools/perf/util/strbuf.c
index 92e068517c1..2eeb51baf07 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/strbuf.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/strbuf.c
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #include "cache.h"
+#include <linux/kernel.h>
 
 int prefixcmp(const char *str, const char *prefix)
 {
@@ -89,14 +90,14 @@ void strbuf_addf(struct strbuf *sb, const char *fmt, ...)
 	if (!strbuf_avail(sb))
 		strbuf_grow(sb, 64);
 	va_start(ap, fmt);
-	len = vsnprintf(sb->buf + sb->len, sb->alloc - sb->len, fmt, ap);
+	len = vscnprintf(sb->buf + sb->len, sb->alloc - sb->len, fmt, ap);
 	va_end(ap);
 	if (len < 0)
-		die("your vsnprintf is broken");
+		die("your vscnprintf is broken");
 	if (len > strbuf_avail(sb)) {
 		strbuf_grow(sb, len);
 		va_start(ap, fmt);
-		len = vsnprintf(sb->buf + sb->len, sb->alloc - sb->len, fmt, ap);
+		len = vscnprintf(sb->buf + sb->len, sb->alloc - sb->len, fmt, ap);
 		va_end(ap);
 		if (len > strbuf_avail(sb)) {
 			die("this should not happen, your snprintf is broken");
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/ui/browsers/hists.c b/tools/perf/util/ui/browsers/hists.c
index e81aef1f256..bb9197c9c4a 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/ui/browsers/hists.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/ui/browsers/hists.c
@@ -837,15 +837,15 @@ static int hists__browser_title(struct hists *self, char *bf, size_t size,
 	unsigned long nr_events = self->stats.nr_events[PERF_RECORD_SAMPLE];
 
 	nr_events = convert_unit(nr_events, &unit);
-	printed = snprintf(bf, size, "Events: %lu%c %s", nr_events, unit, ev_name);
+	printed = scnprintf(bf, size, "Events: %lu%c %s", nr_events, unit, ev_name);
 
 	if (thread)
-		printed += snprintf(bf + printed, size - printed,
+		printed += scnprintf(bf + printed, size - printed,
 				    ", Thread: %s(%d)",
 				    (thread->comm_set ? thread->comm : ""),
 				    thread->pid);
 	if (dso)
-		printed += snprintf(bf + printed, size - printed,
+		printed += scnprintf(bf + printed, size - printed,
 				    ", DSO: %s", dso->short_name);
 	return printed;
 }
@@ -1095,7 +1095,7 @@ static void perf_evsel_menu__write(struct ui_browser *browser,
 						       HE_COLORSET_NORMAL);
 
 	nr_events = convert_unit(nr_events, &unit);
-	printed = snprintf(bf, sizeof(bf), "%lu%c%s%s", nr_events,
+	printed = scnprintf(bf, sizeof(bf), "%lu%c%s%s", nr_events,
 			   unit, unit == ' ' ? "" : " ", ev_name);
 	slsmg_printf("%s", bf);
 
@@ -1105,8 +1105,8 @@ static void perf_evsel_menu__write(struct ui_browser *browser,
 		if (!current_entry)
 			ui_browser__set_color(browser, HE_COLORSET_TOP);
 		nr_events = convert_unit(nr_events, &unit);
-		snprintf(bf, sizeof(bf), ": %ld%c%schunks LOST!", nr_events,
-			 unit, unit == ' ' ? "" : " ");
+		printed += scnprintf(bf, sizeof(bf), ": %ld%c%schunks LOST!",
+				     nr_events, unit, unit == ' ' ? "" : " ");
 		warn = bf;
 	}
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/ui/helpline.c b/tools/perf/util/ui/helpline.c
index 4f48f5901b3..2f950c2641c 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/ui/helpline.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/ui/helpline.c
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ int ui_helpline__show_help(const char *format, va_list ap)
 	static int backlog;
 
 	pthread_mutex_lock(&ui__lock);
-	ret = vsnprintf(ui_helpline__last_msg + backlog,
+	ret = vscnprintf(ui_helpline__last_msg + backlog,
 			sizeof(ui_helpline__last_msg) - backlog, format, ap);
 	backlog += ret;