diff --git a/trace/ftrace.c b/trace/ftrace.c
index 61692a8682..9749543d9b 100644
--- a/trace/ftrace.c
+++ b/trace/ftrace.c
@@ -53,7 +53,11 @@ bool ftrace_init(void)
     }
 
     if (tracefs_found) {
-        snprintf(path, PATH_MAX, "%s%s/tracing_on", mount_point, subdir);
+        if (snprintf(path, PATH_MAX, "%s%s/tracing_on", mount_point, subdir)
+                >= sizeof(path)) {
+            fprintf(stderr, "Using tracefs mountpoint would exceed PATH_MAX\n");
+            return false;
+        }
         trace_fd = open(path, O_WRONLY);
         if (trace_fd < 0) {
             if (errno == EACCES) {
@@ -72,7 +76,11 @@ bool ftrace_init(void)
             }
             close(trace_fd);
         }
-        snprintf(path, PATH_MAX, "%s%s/trace_marker", mount_point, subdir);
+        if (snprintf(path, PATH_MAX, "%s%s/trace_marker", mount_point, subdir)
+                >= sizeof(path)) {
+            fprintf(stderr, "Using tracefs mountpoint would exceed PATH_MAX\n");
+            return false;
+        }
         trace_marker_fd = open(path, O_WRONLY);
         if (trace_marker_fd < 0) {
             perror("Could not open ftrace 'trace_marker' file");