1 files changed, 1 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/net/vde.c b/net/vde.c
index b0b8800571..67de6eb0c5 100644
--- a/net/vde.c
+++ b/net/vde.c
@@ -100,8 +100,7 @@ static int net_vde_init(NetClientState *peer, const char *model,
 
     nc = qemu_new_net_client(&net_vde_info, peer, model, name);
 
-    snprintf(nc->info_str, sizeof(nc->info_str), "sock=%s,fd=%d",
-             sock, vde_datafd(vde));
+    nc->info_str = g_strdup_printf("sock=%s,fd=%d", sock, vde_datafd(vde));
 
     s = DO_UPCAST(VDEState, nc, nc);