diff --git a/src/Layers/xrRenderPC_GL/rgl.cpp b/src/Layers/xrRenderPC_GL/rgl.cpp
index 5e72cc1aefd..c7cd68a3dc1 100644
--- a/src/Layers/xrRenderPC_GL/rgl.cpp
+++ b/src/Layers/xrRenderPC_GL/rgl.cpp
@@ -1275,7 +1275,7 @@ HRESULT CRender::shader_compile(
     size_t def_len = def_it * 5;
     size_t sources_len = source.size() + def_len + 2;
     string256 name_comment;
-    sprintf_s(name_comment, "// %s\n", name);
+    xr_sprintf(name_comment, "// %s\n", name);
     const char** sources = xr_alloc<const char*>(sources_len);
 #ifdef DEBUG
     sources[0] = "#version 450\n#pragma optimize (off)\n";
diff --git a/src/xrGame/game_cl_mp_script.cpp b/src/xrGame/game_cl_mp_script.cpp
index aa53dc70b6c..546c461c5ea 100644
--- a/src/xrGame/game_cl_mp_script.cpp
+++ b/src/xrGame/game_cl_mp_script.cpp
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ LPCSTR game_cl_mp_script::GetRoundTime()
 
     split_time(dt, year, month, day, hours, mins, secs, milisecs);
 
-    sprintf_s(bufTime, "%02i:%02i", mins, secs);
+    xr_sprintf(bufTime, "%02i:%02i", mins, secs);
 
     return bufTime;
 }
diff --git a/src/xrGame/xr_Client_BattlEye.cpp b/src/xrGame/xr_Client_BattlEye.cpp
index 71b9986567c..0d48658187f 100644
--- a/src/xrGame/xr_Client_BattlEye.cpp
+++ b/src/xrGame/xr_Client_BattlEye.cpp
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ void BattlEyeClient::PrintMessage(char* message)
     // if ( g_be_message_out )
     {
         string512 text;
-        sprintf_s(text, sizeof(text), "BattlEye Client: %s", message);
+        xr_sprintf(text, sizeof(text), "BattlEye Client: %s", message);
         Msg("%s", text);
 
         if (g_be_message_out) //==2
diff --git a/src/xrGame/xr_Server_BattlEye.cpp b/src/xrGame/xr_Server_BattlEye.cpp
index f81b96e037d..c04d958aa73 100644
--- a/src/xrGame/xr_Server_BattlEye.cpp
+++ b/src/xrGame/xr_Server_BattlEye.cpp
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ void BattlEyeServer::PrintMessage(char* message)
     // if( g_be_message_out )
     {
         string512 text;
-        sprintf_s(text, sizeof(text), "BattlEye Server: %s", message);
+        xr_sprintf(text, sizeof(text), "BattlEye Server: %s", message);
         Msg("%s", text);
 
         if (g_be_message_out) //==2