diff --git a/menu/widgets/menu_widgets.c b/menu/widgets/menu_widgets.c
index bbc98678fd..89e3baad6b 100644
--- a/menu/widgets/menu_widgets.c
+++ b/menu/widgets/menu_widgets.c
@@ -978,14 +978,13 @@ static void menu_widgets_draw_task_msg(menu_widget_msg_t *msg, video_frame_info_
    if (msg->task_finished)
    {
       if (msg->task_error)
-         snprintf(task_percentage, sizeof(task_percentage), "Task failed");
+         strlcpy(task_percentage, "Task failed", sizeof(task_percentage));
       else
-         snprintf(task_percentage, sizeof(task_percentage), " ");
+         strlcpy(task_percentage, " ", sizeof(task_percentage));
    }
    else if (msg->task_progress >= 0 && msg->task_progress <= 100)
-   {
-      snprintf(task_percentage, sizeof(task_percentage), "%i%%", msg->task_progress);
-   }
+      snprintf(task_percentage, sizeof(task_percentage),
+            "%i%%", msg->task_progress);
 
    rect_width = simple_widget_padding + msg->width + task_percentage_offset;
    bar_width  = rect_width * msg->task_progress/100.0f;
@@ -2238,6 +2237,7 @@ static void menu_widgets_start_achievement_notification()
 static void menu_widgets_get_badge_texture(menu_texture_item *tex, const char *badge)
 {
    char badge_file[16];
+   size_t written;
    char fullpath[PATH_MAX_LENGTH];
 
    if (!badge)
@@ -2246,7 +2246,13 @@ static void menu_widgets_get_badge_texture(menu_texture_item *tex, const char *b
       return;
    }
 
-   snprintf(badge_file, sizeof(badge_file), "%s.png", badge);
+   written = strlcpy(badge_file, badge, sizeof(badge_file));
+
+   badge_file[written]    = '.';
+   badge_file[written+1]  = 'p';
+   badge_file[written+2]  = 'n';
+   badge_file[written+3]  = 'g';
+   badge_file[written+4]  = '\0';
 
    fill_pathname_application_special(fullpath,
          PATH_MAX_LENGTH * sizeof(char),
@@ -2290,7 +2296,7 @@ void menu_widgets_set_message(char *msg)
    menu_animation_ctx_tag tag = (uintptr_t) &generic_message_timer;
    menu_timer_ctx_entry_t timer;
 
-   snprintf(generic_message, GENERIC_MESSAGE_SIZE, "%s", msg);
+   strlcpy(generic_message, msg, GENERIC_MESSAGE_SIZE);
 
    generic_message_alpha = DEFAULT_BACKDROP;
 
@@ -2327,7 +2333,7 @@ void menu_widgets_set_libretro_message(const char *msg, unsigned duration)
    menu_animation_ctx_tag tag = (uintptr_t) &libretro_message_timer;
    menu_timer_ctx_entry_t timer;
 
-   snprintf(libretro_message, LIBRETRO_MESSAGE_SIZE, "%s", msg);
+   strlcpy(libretro_message, msg, LIBRETRO_MESSAGE_SIZE);
 
    libretro_message_alpha = DEFAULT_BACKDROP;
 
diff --git a/retroarch.c b/retroarch.c
index 2b48cf2391..a3472e9cad 100644
--- a/retroarch.c
+++ b/retroarch.c
@@ -4155,20 +4155,30 @@ static bool command_event_save_config(
 
    if (path_exists && config_save_file(config_path))
    {
+      size_t written;
+
       snprintf(s, len, "%s \"%s\".",
             msg_hash_to_str(MSG_SAVED_NEW_CONFIG_TO),
             config_path);
-      snprintf(log, PATH_MAX_LENGTH, "[config] %s", s);
+
+      written        = strlcpy(log, "[config] ", sizeof(log));
+      log[written]   = '\0';
+      written        = strlcat(log, s, sizeof(log));
       RARCH_LOG("%s\n", log);
       return true;
    }
 
    if (!string_is_empty(str))
    {
+      size_t written;
+
       snprintf(s, len, "%s \"%s\".",
             msg_hash_to_str(MSG_FAILED_SAVING_CONFIG_TO),
             str);
-      snprintf(log, PATH_MAX_LENGTH, "[config] %s", s);
+
+      written        = strlcpy(log, "[config] ", sizeof(log));
+      log[written]   = '\0';
+      written        = strlcat(log, s, sizeof(log));
       RARCH_ERR("%s\n", log);
    }
 
diff --git a/runtime_file.c b/runtime_file.c
index 35e246f2ab..57af0aafe0 100644
--- a/runtime_file.c
+++ b/runtime_file.c
@@ -776,9 +776,10 @@ void runtime_log_get_last_played_str(runtime_log_t *runtime_log,
    }
    else
    {
-      n = snprintf(str, len, "%s %s",
-            msg_hash_to_str(MENU_ENUM_LABEL_VALUE_PLAYLIST_SUBLABEL_LAST_PLAYED),
-            msg_hash_to_str(MENU_ENUM_LABEL_VALUE_PLAYLIST_INLINE_CORE_DISPLAY_NEVER));
+      n = strlcpy(str, msg_hash_to_str(MENU_ENUM_LABEL_VALUE_PLAYLIST_SUBLABEL_LAST_PLAYED), len);
+      str[n  ]    = ' ';
+      str[n+1]    = '\0';
+      n = strlcat(str, msg_hash_to_str(MENU_ENUM_LABEL_VALUE_PLAYLIST_INLINE_CORE_DISPLAY_NEVER), len);
    }
 
    if ((n < 0) || (n >= 64))
diff --git a/tasks/task_autodetect.c b/tasks/task_autodetect.c
index 92290c993d..77f7e84cee 100644
--- a/tasks/task_autodetect.c
+++ b/tasks/task_autodetect.c
@@ -233,10 +233,14 @@ static void input_autoconfigure_joypad_add(config_file_t *conf,
    if (string_is_equal(device_type, "remote"))
    {
       static bool remote_is_bound        = false;
+      const char *autoconfig_str         = (string_is_empty(display_name) &&
+            !string_is_empty(params->name)) ? params->name : (!string_is_empty(display_name) ? display_name : "N/A");
+      size_t written                     = strlcpy(
+            msg, autoconfig_str, sizeof(msg));
 
-      snprintf(msg, sizeof(msg), "%s configured.",
-            (string_is_empty(display_name) &&
-            !string_is_empty(params->name)) ? params->name : (!string_is_empty(display_name) ? display_name : "N/A"));
+      msg[written  ]                     = ' ';
+      msg[written+1]                     = '\0';
+      strlcat(msg, "configured.", sizeof(msg));
 
       if (!remote_is_bound)
       {
@@ -249,11 +253,13 @@ static void input_autoconfigure_joypad_add(config_file_t *conf,
    }
    else
    {
-      bool tmp = false;
-      snprintf(msg, sizeof(msg), "%s %s #%u.",
-            (string_is_empty(display_name) &&
+      bool tmp                    = false;
+      const char *autoconfig_str  = (string_is_empty(display_name) &&
             !string_is_empty(params->name))
-            ? params->name : (!string_is_empty(display_name) ? display_name : "N/A"),
+            ? params->name : (!string_is_empty(display_name) ? display_name : "N/A");
+
+      snprintf(msg, sizeof(msg), "%s %s #%u.",
+            autoconfig_str,
             msg_hash_to_str(MSG_DEVICE_CONFIGURED_IN_PORT),
             params->idx);