diff --git a/plugins/CDVDnull/CDVD.cpp b/plugins/CDVDnull/CDVD.cpp
index 9275b0c365..7da9318d59 100644
--- a/plugins/CDVDnull/CDVD.cpp
+++ b/plugins/CDVDnull/CDVD.cpp
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@
 #include "CDVD.h"
 #include "svnrev.h"
 
+#ifdef _MSC_VER
+#define snprintf sprintf_s
+#endif
 static char libraryName[256];
 
 const unsigned char version = PS2E_CDVD_VERSION;
diff --git a/plugins/FWnull/FW.cpp b/plugins/FWnull/FW.cpp
index 08b643b6ed..86bcc643d1 100644
--- a/plugins/FWnull/FW.cpp
+++ b/plugins/FWnull/FW.cpp
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ const u8 version  = PS2E_FW_VERSION;
 const u8 revision = 0;
 const u8 build    = 7;    // increase that with each version
 
+#ifdef _MSC_VER
+#define snprintf sprintf_s
+#endif
 static char libraryName[256];
 
 string s_strIniPath="inis";
diff --git a/plugins/PadNull/Pad.cpp b/plugins/PadNull/Pad.cpp
index 3fe8f9518f..51313027f3 100644
--- a/plugins/PadNull/Pad.cpp
+++ b/plugins/PadNull/Pad.cpp
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@ const u8 version  = PS2E_PAD_VERSION;
 const u8 revision = 0;
 const u8 build    = 1;    // increase that with each version
 
+#ifdef _MSC_VER
+#define snprintf sprintf_s
+#endif
 static char libraryName[256];
 string s_strIniPath="inis";
 string s_strLogPath="logs";
diff --git a/plugins/USBnull/USB.cpp b/plugins/USBnull/USB.cpp
index e83e3cfac7..c6561dd990 100644
--- a/plugins/USBnull/USB.cpp
+++ b/plugins/USBnull/USB.cpp
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@ const unsigned char version  = PS2E_USB_VERSION;
 const unsigned char revision = 0;
 const unsigned char build    = 7;    // increase that with each version
 
+#ifdef _MSC_VER
+#define snprintf sprintf_s
+#endif
 static char libraryName[256];
 
 USBcallback USBirq;
diff --git a/plugins/dev9null/DEV9.cpp b/plugins/dev9null/DEV9.cpp
index b5ba577efa..b05f088ab8 100644
--- a/plugins/dev9null/DEV9.cpp
+++ b/plugins/dev9null/DEV9.cpp
@@ -37,6 +37,9 @@ const unsigned char version  = PS2E_DEV9_VERSION;
 const unsigned char revision = 0;
 const unsigned char build = 5;    // increase that with each version
 
+#ifdef _MSC_VER
+#define snprintf sprintf_s
+#endif
 static char libraryName[256];
 
 // Our IRQ call.
diff --git a/plugins/onepad/onepad.cpp b/plugins/onepad/onepad.cpp
index 3aee008c5d..e19da7e59f 100644
--- a/plugins/onepad/onepad.cpp
+++ b/plugins/onepad/onepad.cpp
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@
 #ifdef __LINUX__
 #include <unistd.h>
 #endif
+#ifdef _MSC_VER
+#define snprintf sprintf_s
+#endif
 
 PADconf* conf;
 char libraryName[256];
diff --git a/plugins/spu2-x/src/PS2E-spu2.cpp b/plugins/spu2-x/src/PS2E-spu2.cpp
index 80b5d09b8c..5ad89df53e 100644
--- a/plugins/spu2-x/src/PS2E-spu2.cpp
+++ b/plugins/spu2-x/src/PS2E-spu2.cpp
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@
 
 #include "svnrev.h"
 
+#ifdef _MSC_VER
+#define snprintf sprintf_s
+#endif
 // PCSX2 expects ASNI, not unicode, so this MUST always be char...
 static char libraryName[256];