diff --git a/kernel/reboot.c b/kernel/reboot.c
index ffdf86b717ab..a701000bab34 100644
--- a/kernel/reboot.c
+++ b/kernel/reboot.c
@@ -1137,7 +1137,7 @@ static ssize_t mode_show(struct kobject *kobj, struct kobj_attribute *attr, char
 		val = REBOOT_UNDEFINED_STR;
 	}
 
-	return sprintf(buf, "%s\n", val);
+	return sysfs_emit(buf, "%s\n", val);
 }
 static ssize_t mode_store(struct kobject *kobj, struct kobj_attribute *attr,
 			  const char *buf, size_t count)
@@ -1167,7 +1167,7 @@ static struct kobj_attribute reboot_mode_attr = __ATTR_RW(mode);
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86
 static ssize_t force_show(struct kobject *kobj, struct kobj_attribute *attr, char *buf)
 {
-	return sprintf(buf, "%d\n", reboot_force);
+	return sysfs_emit(buf, "%d\n", reboot_force);
 }
 static ssize_t force_store(struct kobject *kobj, struct kobj_attribute *attr,
 			  const char *buf, size_t count)
@@ -1214,7 +1214,7 @@ static ssize_t type_show(struct kobject *kobj, struct kobj_attribute *attr, char
 		val = REBOOT_UNDEFINED_STR;
 	}
 
-	return sprintf(buf, "%s\n", val);
+	return sysfs_emit(buf, "%s\n", val);
 }
 static ssize_t type_store(struct kobject *kobj, struct kobj_attribute *attr,
 			  const char *buf, size_t count)
@@ -1247,7 +1247,7 @@ static struct kobj_attribute reboot_type_attr = __ATTR_RW(type);
 #ifdef CONFIG_SMP
 static ssize_t cpu_show(struct kobject *kobj, struct kobj_attribute *attr, char *buf)
 {
-	return sprintf(buf, "%d\n", reboot_cpu);
+	return sysfs_emit(buf, "%d\n", reboot_cpu);
 }
 static ssize_t cpu_store(struct kobject *kobj, struct kobj_attribute *attr,
 			  const char *buf, size_t count)