diff --git a/kernel/power/wakeup_reason.c b/kernel/power/wakeup_reason.c
index 76b53400cb16..f18fb168d8c2 100644
--- a/kernel/power/wakeup_reason.c
+++ b/kernel/power/wakeup_reason.c
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ void log_suspend_abort_reason(const char *fmt, ...)
 
 	suspend_abort = true;
 	va_start(args, fmt);
-	snprintf(abort_reason, MAX_SUSPEND_ABORT_LEN, fmt, args);
+	vsnprintf(abort_reason, MAX_SUSPEND_ABORT_LEN, fmt, args);
 	va_end(args);
 	spin_unlock(&resume_reason_lock);
 }