diff --git a/drivers/block/fsl_sata.c b/drivers/block/fsl_sata.c
index 71d7cec..735708a 100644
--- a/drivers/block/fsl_sata.c
+++ b/drivers/block/fsl_sata.c
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ int init_sata(int dev)
 	/* Save the private struct to block device struct */
 	sata_dev_desc[dev].priv = (void *)sata;
 
-	sprintf(sata->name, "SATA%d", dev);
+	snprintf(sata->name, 12, "SATA%d", dev);
 
 	/* Set the controller register base address to device struct */
 	reg = (fsl_sata_reg_t *)(fsl_sata_info[dev].sata_reg_base);