diff --git a/amxmodx/CTextParsers.cpp b/amxmodx/CTextParsers.cpp
index 5b2d0599..3d508899 100644
--- a/amxmodx/CTextParsers.cpp
+++ b/amxmodx/CTextParsers.cpp
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ SMCError TextParsers::ParseSMCFile(const char *file,
 			states->col = 0;
 		}
 		/*libsys->GetPlatformError(error, sizeof(error));*/
-		snprintf(buffer, maxsize, "File could not be opened: %s", error);
+		UTIL_Format(buffer, maxsize, "File could not be opened: %s", error);
 		return SMCError_StreamOpen;
 	}
 
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ SMCError TextParsers::ParseSMCFile(const char *file,
 	fclose(fp);
 
 	errstr = GetSMCErrorString(result);
-	snprintf(buffer, maxsize, "%s", errstr != NULL ? errstr : "Unknown error");
+	UTIL_Format(buffer, maxsize, "%s", errstr != NULL ? errstr : "Unknown error");
 
 	return result;
 }
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ SMCError TextParsers::ParseSMCStream(const char *stream,
 	result = ParseStream_SMC(&rs, RawStreamReader, smc_listener, states);
 
 	const char *errstr = GetSMCErrorString(result);
-	snprintf(buffer, maxsize, "%s", errstr != NULL ? errstr : "Unknown error");
+	UTIL_Format(buffer, maxsize, "%s", errstr != NULL ? errstr : "Unknown error");
 
 	return result;
 }