diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-core.c b/sound/soc/soc-core.c
index e824ff1a9fc0..e020ab49cfb1 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-core.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-core.c
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ static ssize_t pmdown_time_show(struct device *dev,
 {
 	struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
 
-	return sprintf(buf, "%ld\n", rtd->pmdown_time);
+	return sysfs_emit(buf, "%ld\n", rtd->pmdown_time);
 }
 
 static ssize_t pmdown_time_store(struct device *dev,