diff --git a/cde/programs/dtaction/Main.c b/cde/programs/dtaction/Main.c
index 13f2d24f1..b06a9f99e 100644
--- a/cde/programs/dtaction/Main.c
+++ b/cde/programs/dtaction/Main.c
@@ -898,7 +898,7 @@ GetUserPrompt( void )
    XmString cancelLabel;
    XmString okLabel;
 
-   snprintf(prompt, BUFSIZ, (GETMESSAGE(1,5, "Enter password for user %s:")), 
+   snprintf(prompt, sizeof prompt, (GETMESSAGE(1,5, "Enter password for user %s:")), 
             appArgs.user);
    xmString = XmStringCreateLocalized(prompt);
    xmString2 =XmStringCreateLocalized(GETMESSAGE(1,6, "Action Invoker - Password"));
diff --git a/cde/programs/dtterm/util/logger.c b/cde/programs/dtterm/util/logger.c
index e7b43eeea..0f51669d4 100644
--- a/cde/programs/dtterm/util/logger.c
+++ b/cde/programs/dtterm/util/logger.c
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ logStartStop(char *progName, int logfd, int start)
     /* remove the trailing '\n'... */
     tstring[strlen(tstring) - 1] = '\0';
 
-    (void) sprintf(buffer, "%s: %s %s\n",
+    (void) snprintf(buffer, sizeof buffer, "%s: %s %s\n",
 	    (savedProgName && *savedProgName) ? savedProgName : "logger",
 	    start ? "starting" : "terminating",
 	    tstring);