diff --git a/include/hamlib/rig.h b/include/hamlib/rig.h
index 63939d793..8820873e2 100644
--- a/include/hamlib/rig.h
+++ b/include/hamlib/rig.h
@@ -3160,7 +3160,7 @@ extern HAMLIB_EXPORT_VAR(char) debugmsgsave3[DEBUGMSGSAVE_SIZE];  // last-2 debu
 #define ELAPSED2 rig_debug(RIG_DEBUG_TRACE, "%s: elapsed=%.0lfms\n", __func__, elapsed_ms(&__begin, HAMLIB_ELAPSED_GET));
 
 // use this instead of snprintf for automatic detection of buffer limit
-#define SNPRINTF(s,n,...) { snprintf(s,n,##__VA_ARGS__);if (strlen(s) >= n-1) printf("%s(%d): buffer limit reached\n", __func__, __LINE__); }
+#define SNPRINTF(s,n,...) { snprintf(s,n,##__VA_ARGS__);if (strlen(s) > n-1) printf("%s(%d): buffer overflow\n", __func__, __LINE__); }
 
 extern HAMLIB_EXPORT(void)
 rig_debug HAMLIB_PARAMS((enum rig_debug_level_e debug_level,