diff --git a/dict.c b/dict.c
index c4339ad..55ab5f8 100644
--- a/dict.c
+++ b/dict.c
@@ -99,16 +99,16 @@ dictopen(char *path)
 void
 dictinit(char *dir)
 {
-	char path[1024];
+	char *path;
 	int i;
 
 	for(i = 0; i < nlang; i++){
 		if(langs[i].dictname == nil)
 			continue;
-		if(snprint(path, sizeof(path), "%s/%s.dict", dir,
-		   langs[i].dictname) >= (int)sizeof path)
-			die("dictionary path too long: %s/%s.dict",
-				dir, langs[i].dictname);
+		path = smprint("%s/%s.dict", dir, langs[i].dictname);
+		if(path == nil)
+			die("out of memory");
 		langs[i].dict = dictopen(path);
+		free(path);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/srv.c b/srv.c
index 938e5c4..eb99a09 100644
--- a/srv.c
+++ b/srv.c
@@ -74,14 +74,16 @@ clientthread(void *arg)
 static void
 srvinit(void)
 {
-	char addr[128], path[sizeof(((struct sockaddr_un*)0)->sun_path)];
+	char *addr, path[sizeof(((struct sockaddr_un*)0)->sun_path)];
 
 	if(ipcpath(path, sizeof path) < 0)
 		die("IPC path is too long");
-	if(snprint(addr, sizeof addr, "unix!%s", path) >= (int)sizeof addr)
-		die("IPC address is too long");
+	addr = smprint("unix!%s", path);
+	if(addr == nil)
+		die("out of memory");
 	if(announce(addr, adir) < 0)
 		die("IPC endpoint is already in use: %r");
+	free(addr);
 	if(chmod(path, 0600) < 0)
 		die("can't protect IPC endpoint: %s", path);
 }
diff --git a/strans.c b/strans.c
index b47a609..ce981e4 100644
--- a/strans.c
+++ b/strans.c
@@ -860,15 +860,16 @@ mapget(Trie *t, Str *key, Str *out)
 void
 mapinit(char *dir)
 {
-	char path[1024];
+	char *path;
 	int i;
 
 	for(i = 0; i < nelem(langs); i++){
 		if(langs[i].mapname == nil)
 			continue;
-		if(snprint(path, sizeof(path), "%s/%s.map", dir,
-		   langs[i].mapname) >= (int)sizeof path)
-			die("map path too long: %s/%s.map", dir, langs[i].mapname);
+		path = smprint("%s/%s.map", dir, langs[i].mapname);
+		if(path == nil)
+			die("out of memory");
 		langs[i].map = trieopen(path);
+		free(path);
 	}
 }