diff --git a/include/mbedtls/platform.h b/include/mbedtls/platform.h
index bdf771c..5f7b0f2 100644
--- a/include/mbedtls/platform.h
+++ b/include/mbedtls/platform.h
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@
 #if defined(MBEDTLS_PLATFORM_SNPRINTF_MACRO)
 #define mbedtls_snprintf   MBEDTLS_PLATFORM_SNPRINTF_MACRO
 #else
-#define mbedtls_snprintf   snprintf
+#define mbedtls_snprintf   MBEDTLS_PLATFORM_STD_SNPRINTF
 #endif /* MBEDTLS_PLATFORM_SNPRINTF_MACRO */
 #endif /* MBEDTLS_PLATFORM_SNPRINTF_ALT */