diff --git a/cheevos/cheevos.c b/cheevos/cheevos.c
index a519ff01cd..c5a9a089f7 100644
--- a/cheevos/cheevos.c
+++ b/cheevos/cheevos.c
@@ -1009,13 +1009,17 @@ static void rcheevos_award_achievement(rcheevos_locals_t *locals,
       /* Take a screenshot of the achievement. */
       if (settings && settings->bools.cheevos_auto_screenshot)
       {
-         char shotname[8192];
+         size_t shotname_len  = sizeof(char) * 8192;
+         char *shotname       = (char*)malloc(shotname_len);
 
-         snprintf(shotname, sizeof(shotname), "%s/%s-cheevo-%u",
+         if (!shotname)
+            return;
+
+         snprintf(shotname, shotname_len, "%s/%s-cheevo-%u",
                settings->paths.directory_screenshot,
                path_basename(path_get(RARCH_PATH_BASENAME)),
                cheevo->id);
-         shotname[sizeof(shotname) - 1] = '\0';
+         shotname[shotname_len - 1] = '\0';
 
          if (take_screenshot(settings->paths.directory_screenshot,
                   shotname, true,
@@ -1028,6 +1032,7 @@ static void rcheevos_award_achievement(rcheevos_locals_t *locals,
             CHEEVOS_LOG(
                   RCHEEVOS_TAG "Failed to capture screenshot for achievement %u\n",
                   cheevo->id);
+         free(shotname);
       }
    }
 #endif