diff --git a/cl_dll/text_message.cpp b/cl_dll/text_message.cpp
index b959fc87..512623dd 100644
--- a/cl_dll/text_message.cpp
+++ b/cl_dll/text_message.cpp
@@ -181,20 +181,20 @@ int CHudTextMessage::MsgFunc_TextMsg( const char *pszName, int iSize, void *pbuf
 	switch( msg_dest )
 	{
 	case HUD_PRINTCENTER:
-		snprintf( psz, MSG_BUF_SIZE, szBuf[0], szBuf[1], szBuf[2], szBuf[3], szBuf[4] );
+		_snprintf( psz, MSG_BUF_SIZE, szBuf[0], szBuf[1], szBuf[2], szBuf[3], szBuf[4] );
 		CenterPrint( ConvertCRtoNL( psz ) );
 		break;
 	case HUD_PRINTNOTIFY:
 		psz[0] = 1;  // mark this message to go into the notify buffer
-		snprintf( psz + 1, MSG_BUF_SIZE - 1, szBuf[0], szBuf[1], szBuf[2], szBuf[3], szBuf[4] );
+		_snprintf( psz + 1, MSG_BUF_SIZE - 1, szBuf[0], szBuf[1], szBuf[2], szBuf[3], szBuf[4] );
 		ConsolePrint( ConvertCRtoNL( psz ) );
 		break;
 	case HUD_PRINTTALK:
-		snprintf( psz, MSG_BUF_SIZE, szBuf[0], szBuf[1], szBuf[2], szBuf[3], szBuf[4] );
+		_snprintf( psz, MSG_BUF_SIZE, szBuf[0], szBuf[1], szBuf[2], szBuf[3], szBuf[4] );
 		gHUD.m_SayText.SayTextPrint( ConvertCRtoNL( psz ), MSG_BUF_SIZE );
 		break;
 	case HUD_PRINTCONSOLE:
-		snprintf( psz, MSG_BUF_SIZE, szBuf[0], szBuf[1], szBuf[2], szBuf[3], szBuf[4] );
+		_snprintf( psz, MSG_BUF_SIZE, szBuf[0], szBuf[1], szBuf[2], szBuf[3], szBuf[4] );
 		ConsolePrint( ConvertCRtoNL( psz ) );
 		break;
 	}
diff --git a/dlls/client.cpp b/dlls/client.cpp
index 578534e3..1e7dab72 100644
--- a/dlls/client.cpp
+++ b/dlls/client.cpp
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ void ClientDisconnect( edict_t *pEntity )
 
 	char text[256] = "";
 	if( pEntity->v.netname )
-		snprintf( text, sizeof(text), "- %s has left the game\n", STRING( pEntity->v.netname ) );
+		_snprintf( text, sizeof(text), "- %s has left the game\n", STRING( pEntity->v.netname ) );
 	MESSAGE_BEGIN( MSG_ALL, gmsgSayText, NULL );
 		WRITE_BYTE( ENTINDEX( pEntity ) );
 		WRITE_STRING( text );
@@ -660,7 +660,7 @@ void ClientUserInfoChanged( edict_t *pEntity, char *infobuffer )
 		if( gpGlobals->maxClients > 1 )
 		{
 			char text[256];
-			snprintf( text, 256, "* %s changed name to %s\n", STRING( pEntity->v.netname ), g_engfuncs.pfnInfoKeyValue( infobuffer, "name" ) );
+			_snprintf( text, 256, "* %s changed name to %s\n", STRING( pEntity->v.netname ), g_engfuncs.pfnInfoKeyValue( infobuffer, "name" ) );
 			MESSAGE_BEGIN( MSG_ALL, gmsgSayText, NULL );
 				WRITE_BYTE( ENTINDEX( pEntity ) );
 				WRITE_STRING( text );