diff --git a/src/lib_json/json_reader.cpp b/src/lib_json/json_reader.cpp
index 4cdb9a579..2fff7f8f4 100644
--- a/src/lib_json/json_reader.cpp
+++ b/src/lib_json/json_reader.cpp
@@ -781,7 +781,11 @@ std::string Reader::getLocationLineAndColumn(Location location) const {
   getLocationLineAndColumn(location, line, column);
   char buffer[18 + 16 + 16 + 1];
 #if defined(_MSC_VER) && defined(__STDC_SECURE_LIB__)
+  #if defined(WINCE)
+  _snprintf(buffer, sizeof(buffer), "Line %d, Column %d", line, column);
+  #else
   sprintf_s(buffer, sizeof(buffer), "Line %d, Column %d", line, column);
+  #endif
 #else
   snprintf(buffer, sizeof(buffer), "Line %d, Column %d", line, column);
 #endif