diff --git a/sw/ne2000/cyw43_firmware.h b/sw/ne2000/cyw43_firmware.h
index 517297a..a44e777 100644
--- a/sw/ne2000/cyw43_firmware.h
+++ b/sw/ne2000/cyw43_firmware.h
@@ -1,2 +1,10 @@
 #include <cyw43_configport.h>
 #define CYW43_RESOURCE_ATTRIBUTE __in_flash()
+
+#ifndef PGDEBUG
+#define CYW43_PRINTF(...) (void)0
+#endif
+// cyw43_config.h only includes <stdio.h> inside its #ifndef CYW43_PRINTF
+// fallback, so we must provide it for cyw43 sources that call printf directly
+// (e.g. cyw43_stats.c:cyw43_dump_stats — dead code, stripped by --gc-sections).
+#include <stdio.h>
diff --git a/sw/ne2000/ne2000.c b/sw/ne2000/ne2000.c
index c52ad66..282235a 100644
--- a/sw/ne2000/ne2000.c
+++ b/sw/ne2000/ne2000.c
@@ -100,20 +100,28 @@ void PG_Wifi_GetStatus(void)
 
     switch(status)
     {
-        case CYW43_LINK_DOWN : sprintf(StatusStr, "Err: Link Down");
+        case CYW43_LINK_DOWN : strcpy(StatusStr, "Err: Link Down");
                                break;
         case CYW43_LINK_JOIN :
         case CYW43_LINK_NOIP :
         case CYW43_LINK_UP   :
-                               sprintf(StatusStr, "Connected to SSID %s, Signal %d dB, Rate %d", tmp_ssid + 4, rssi, rate);
+                               {
+                               char numbuf[12];
+                               strcpy(StatusStr, "Connected to SSID ");
+                               strcat(StatusStr, tmp_ssid + 4);
+                               strcat(StatusStr, ", Signal ");
+                               strcat(StatusStr, itoa(rssi, numbuf, 10));
+                               strcat(StatusStr, " dB, Rate ");
+                               strcat(StatusStr, itoa(rate, numbuf, 10));
+                               }
                                break;
-        case CYW43_LINK_FAIL : sprintf(StatusStr, "Err: Connection failed");
+        case CYW43_LINK_FAIL : strcpy(StatusStr, "Err: Connection failed");
                                break;
-        case CYW43_LINK_NONET : sprintf(StatusStr, "Err: SSID not found");
+        case CYW43_LINK_NONET : strcpy(StatusStr, "Err: SSID not found");
                                 break;
-        case CYW43_LINK_BADAUTH : sprintf(StatusStr, "Err: Authentication failure");
+        case CYW43_LINK_BADAUTH : strcpy(StatusStr, "Err: Authentication failure");
                                   break;
-        default : sprintf(StatusStr, "Err: Unknown status");
+        default : strcpy(StatusStr, "Err: Unknown status");
     } 
 }