diff --git a/engine/client/quakedef.h b/engine/client/quakedef.h
index 4eeb8e37d..e1744f912 100644
--- a/engine/client/quakedef.h
+++ b/engine/client/quakedef.h
@@ -188,7 +188,8 @@ extern "C" {
 #ifdef _WIN32
 #if (_MSC_VER >= 1400)
 //with MSVC 8, use MS extensions
-#define snprintf sprintf_s
+#define snprintf linuxlike_snprintf_vc8
+int VARGS linuxlike_snprintf_vc8(char *buffer, int size, const char *format, ...);
 #define vsnprintf(a, b, c, d) vsnprintf_s(a, b, _TRUNCATE, c, d)
 #else
 //msvc crap
diff --git a/engine/common/common.c b/engine/common/common.c
index 4f3e8c304..c5d7a7a84 100644
--- a/engine/common/common.c
+++ b/engine/common/common.c
@@ -3112,6 +3112,18 @@ int VARGS linuxlike_vsnprintf(char *buffer, int size, const char *format, va_lis
 
 	return ret;
 }
+#else
+int VARGS linuxlike_snprintf_vc8(char *buffer, int size, const char *format, ...)
+{
+	int ret;
+	va_list		argptr;
+
+	va_start (argptr, format);
+	ret = vsnprintf_s (buffer,size, _TRUNCATE, format,argptr);
+	va_end (argptr);
+
+	return ret;
+}
 #endif
 
 #endif