--- linux-2.4.33.3/drivers/s390/net/qeth.c.orig	2006-09-12 15:31:50.000000000 -0400
+++ linux-2.4.33.3/drivers/s390/net/qeth.c	2006-09-13 14:04:02.000000000 -0400
@@ -9037,7 +9037,8 @@
 		QETH_DBF_TEXT2(0,setup,dbf_text);
 
 		if (card->portname_required) {
-			sprintf(dbf_text,"%s",card->options.portname+1);
+			/* sprintf(dbf_text,"%s",card->options.portname+1); */
+			strcpy(dbf_text,card->options.portname+1);
 			for (i=0;i<8;i++)
 				dbf_text[i]=(char)_ebcasc[(__u8)dbf_text[i]];
 			dbf_text[8]=0;