diff --git a/src/apps/mdns/mdns.c b/src/apps/mdns/mdns.c
index 6fc7ce7f..7c02c914 100644
--- a/src/apps/mdns/mdns.c
+++ b/src/apps/mdns/mdns.c
@@ -504,9 +504,15 @@ mdns_build_reverse_v4_domain(struct mdns_domain *domain, const ip4_addr_t *addr)
   memset(domain, 0, sizeof(struct mdns_domain));
   ptr = (const u8_t *) addr;
   for (i = sizeof(ip4_addr_t) - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
-    char buf[4];
-    size_t len = snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "%d", ptr[i]);
-    res = mdns_domain_add_label(domain, buf, (u8_t)len);
+    char buf[3];
+    size_t pos = sizeof(buf);
+    u8_t val = ptr[i];
+    do {
+      pos--;
+      buf[pos] = '0' + (val % 10);
+      val /= 10;
+    } while (val != 0); /* loop is correct because u8_t needs at most 3 chars */
+    res = mdns_domain_add_label(domain, &buf[pos], (u8_t)(3 - pos));
     LWIP_ERROR("mdns_build_reverse_v4_domain: Failed to add label", (res == ERR_OK), return res);
   }
   res = mdns_domain_add_label(domain, REVERSE_PTR_V4_DOMAIN, (u8_t)(sizeof(REVERSE_PTR_V4_DOMAIN)-1));