diff --git a/tools/perf/util/build-id.c b/tools/perf/util/build-id.c
index 8c0a9ae932aa..eb95ab90f974 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/build-id.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/build-id.c
@@ -93,8 +93,11 @@ int build_id__snprintf(const struct build_id *build_id, char *bf, size_t bf_size
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	for (size_t i = 0; i < build_id->size && offs < bf_size; ++i)
-		offs += snprintf(bf + offs, bf_size - offs, "%02x", build_id->data[i]);
+	if (bf_size > 0)
+		bf[0] = '\0';
+
+	for (size_t i = 0; i < build_id->size && offs + 1 < bf_size; ++i)
+		offs += scnprintf(bf + offs, bf_size - offs, "%02x", build_id->data[i]);
 
 	return offs;
 }
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/hwmon_pmu.c b/tools/perf/util/hwmon_pmu.c
index fb3ffa8d32ad..dbf6a71af47f 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/hwmon_pmu.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/hwmon_pmu.c
@@ -442,12 +442,12 @@ static size_t hwmon_pmu__describe_items(struct hwmon_pmu *hwm, char *out_buf, si
 
 				buf[read_len] = '\0';
 				val = strtoll(buf, /*endptr=*/NULL, 10);
-				len += snprintf(out_buf + len, out_buf_len - len, "%s%s%s=%g%s",
-						len == 0 ? " " : ", ",
-						hwmon_item_strs[bit],
-						is_alarm ? "_alarm" : "",
-						(double)val / 1000.0,
-						hwmon_units[key.type]);
+				len += scnprintf(out_buf + len, out_buf_len - len, "%s%s%s=%g%s",
+						 len == 0 ? " " : ", ",
+						 hwmon_item_strs[bit],
+						 is_alarm ? "_alarm" : "",
+						 (double)val / 1000.0,
+						 hwmon_units[key.type]);
 			}
 			close(fd);
 		}