diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_stats.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_stats.c
index 2a9bfc3ffa2e..3c91a11e27ad 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_stats.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_stats.c
@@ -2076,7 +2076,7 @@ static MLX5E_DECLARE_STATS_GRP_OP_FILL_STRS(ptp)
 
 	for (i = 0; i < NUM_PTP_CH_STATS; i++)
 		sprintf(data + (idx++) * ETH_GSTRING_LEN,
-			ptp_ch_stats_desc[i].format);
+			"%s", ptp_ch_stats_desc[i].format);
 
 	if (priv->tx_ptp_opened) {
 		for (tc = 0; tc < priv->max_opened_tc; tc++)
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/pci_irq.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/pci_irq.c
index 830444f927d4..19bf2b66707d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/pci_irq.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/pci_irq.c
@@ -479,7 +479,7 @@ irq_pool_alloc(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev, int start, int size, char *name,
 	pool->xa_num_irqs.max = start + size - 1;
 	if (name)
 		snprintf(pool->name, MLX5_MAX_IRQ_NAME - MLX5_MAX_IRQ_IDX_CHARS,
-			 name);
+			 "%s", name);
 	pool->min_threshold = min_threshold * MLX5_EQ_REFS_PER_IRQ;
 	pool->max_threshold = max_threshold * MLX5_EQ_REFS_PER_IRQ;
 	mlx5_core_dbg(dev, "pool->name = %s, pool->size = %d, pool->start = %d",