diff --git a/library/platform.c b/library/platform.c
index 3eb4b1a..8a26f7b 100644
--- a/library/platform.c
+++ b/library/platform.c
@@ -62,6 +62,36 @@
 }
 #endif /* POLARSSL_PLATFORM_MEMORY */
 
+#if defined(POLARSSL_PLATFORM_SNPRINTF_ALT)
+#if !defined(POLARSSL_PLATFORM_STD_SNPRINTF)
+/*
+ * Make dummy function to prevent NULL pointer dereferences
+ */
+static int platform_snprintf_uninit( char * s, size_t n,
+                                     const char * format, ... )
+{
+    ((void) s);
+    ((void) n);
+    ((void) format)
+    return( 0 );
+}
+
+#define POLARSSL_PLATFORM_STD_SNPRINTF    platform_snprintf_uninit
+#endif /* !POLARSSL_PLATFORM_STD_SNPRINTF */
+
+int (*polarssl_snprintf)( char * s, size_t n,
+                          const char * format,
+                          ... ) = POLARSSL_PLATFORM_STD_SNPRINTF;
+
+int platform_set_snprintf( int (*snprintf_func)( char * s, size_t n,
+                                                 const char * format,
+                                                 ... ) )
+{
+    polarssl_snprintf = snprintf_func;
+    return( 0 );
+}
+#endif /* POLARSSL_PLATFORM_SNPRINTF_ALT */
+
 #if defined(POLARSSL_PLATFORM_PRINTF_ALT)
 #if !defined(POLARSSL_PLATFORM_STD_PRINTF)
 /*