diff --git a/arch/mips/mach-au1x00/au1x00_eth.c b/arch/mips/mach-au1x00/au1x00_eth.c
index d6ebe07..3f9f91e 100644
--- a/arch/mips/mach-au1x00/au1x00_eth.c
+++ b/arch/mips/mach-au1x00/au1x00_eth.c
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@
 
 	memset(dev, 0, sizeof *dev);
 
-	sprintf(dev->name, "Au1X00 ethernet");
+	strcpy(dev->name, "Au1X00 ethernet");
 	dev->iobase = 0;
 	dev->priv   = 0;
 	dev->init   = au1x00_init;
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc8260/ether_scc.c b/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc8260/ether_scc.c
index 5ba8bed..fff8f2b 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc8260/ether_scc.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc8260/ether_scc.c
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@
 	dev = (struct eth_device *) malloc(sizeof *dev);
 	memset(dev, 0, sizeof *dev);
 
-	sprintf(dev->name, "SCC");
+	strcpy(dev->name, "SCC");
 	dev->init   = sec_init;
 	dev->halt   = sec_halt;
 	dev->send   = sec_send;
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc8xx/fec.c b/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc8xx/fec.c
index 2e19603..ea4ab3a 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc8xx/fec.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc8xx/fec.c
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@
 		/* for FEC1 make sure that the name of the interface is the same
 		   as the old one for compatibility reasons */
 		if (i == 0) {
-			sprintf (dev->name, "FEC");
+			strcpy(dev->name, "FEC");
 		} else {
 			sprintf (dev->name, "FEC%d",
 				ether_fcc_info[i].ether_index + 1);
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc8xx/scc.c b/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc8xx/scc.c
index 5498440..3474637 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc8xx/scc.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc8xx/scc.c
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@
 	dev = (struct eth_device*) malloc(sizeof *dev);
 	memset(dev, 0, sizeof *dev);
 
-	sprintf(dev->name, "SCC");
+	strcpy(dev->name, "SCC");
 	dev->iobase = 0;
 	dev->priv   = 0;
 	dev->init   = scc_init;
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc8xx/video.c b/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc8xx/video.c
index 15cee3f..c35406d 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc8xx/video.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc8xx/video.c
@@ -981,11 +981,11 @@
 		 U_BOOT_VERSION, U_BOOT_DATE, U_BOOT_TIME);
 	video_drawstring (VIDEO_INFO_X, VIDEO_INFO_Y, info);
 
-	sprintf (info, "(C) 2002 DENX Software Engineering");
+	strcpy(info, "(C) 2002 DENX Software Engineering");
 	video_drawstring (VIDEO_INFO_X, VIDEO_INFO_Y + VIDEO_FONT_HEIGHT,
 					info);
 
-	sprintf (info, "    Wolfgang DENK, wd@denx.de");
+	strcpy(info, "    Wolfgang DENK, wd@denx.de");
 	video_drawstring (VIDEO_INFO_X, VIDEO_INFO_Y + VIDEO_FONT_HEIGHT * 2,
 					info);