diff --git a/bfd/archive.c b/bfd/archive.c
index 90c3766..00045a3 100644
--- a/bfd/archive.c
+++ b/bfd/archive.c
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ DESCRIPTION
 
  Regular files with long names (or embedded spaces, for BSD variants):
  "/18             " - SVR4 style, name at offset 18 in name table.
- "#1/23           " - Long name (or embedded paces) 23 characters long,
+ "#1/23           " - Long name (or embedded spaces) 23 characters long,
 		      BSD 4.4 style, full name follows header.
 		      Implemented for reading, not writing.
  " 18             " - Long name 18 characters long, extended pseudo-BSD.
@@ -174,7 +174,11 @@ static struct areltdata *bfd_ar_hdr_from_filesystem
   PARAMS ((bfd *abfd, const char *, bfd *member));
 
 void
-_bfd_ar_spacepad (char *p, size_t n, const char *fmt, long val)
+_bfd_ar_spacepad (p, n, fmt, val)
+     char *p;
+     size_t n;
+     const char *fmt;
+     long val;
 {
   static char buf[20];
   size_t len;
diff --git a/bfd/archive64.c b/bfd/archive64.c
index 6267e68..0f99400 100644
--- a/bfd/archive64.c
+++ b/bfd/archive64.c
@@ -158,7 +158,6 @@ bfd_elf64_archive_write_armap (arch, elength, map, symbol_count, stridx)
   bfd *current = arch->archive_head;
   unsigned int count;
   struct ar_hdr hdr;
-  unsigned int i;
   int padding;
   bfd_byte buf[8];
 
@@ -171,19 +170,17 @@ bfd_elf64_archive_write_armap (arch, elength, map, symbol_count, stridx)
 			     + sizeof (struct ar_hdr)
 			     + SARMAG);
 
-  memset ((char *) (&hdr), 0, sizeof (struct ar_hdr));
-  strcpy (hdr.ar_name, "/SYM64/");
-  sprintf (hdr.ar_size, "%-10d", (int) mapsize);
-  sprintf (hdr.ar_date, "%ld", (long) time (NULL));
+  memset (&hdr, ' ', sizeof (struct ar_hdr));
+  memcpy (hdr.ar_name, "/SYM64/", strlen ("/SYM64/"));
+  _bfd_ar_spacepad (hdr.ar_size, sizeof (hdr.ar_size), "%-10ld",
+                    mapsize);
+  _bfd_ar_spacepad (hdr.ar_date, sizeof (hdr.ar_date), "%ld",
+                    time (NULL));
   /* This, at least, is what Intel coff sets the values to.: */
-  sprintf ((hdr.ar_uid), "%d", 0);
-  sprintf ((hdr.ar_gid), "%d", 0);
-  sprintf ((hdr.ar_mode), "%-7o", (unsigned) 0);
-  strncpy (hdr.ar_fmag, ARFMAG, 2);
-
-  for (i = 0; i < sizeof (struct ar_hdr); i++)
-    if (((char *) (&hdr))[i] == '\0')
-      (((char *) (&hdr))[i]) = ' ';
+  _bfd_ar_spacepad (hdr.ar_uid, sizeof (hdr.ar_uid), "%ld", 0);
+  _bfd_ar_spacepad (hdr.ar_gid, sizeof (hdr.ar_gid), "%ld", 0);
+  _bfd_ar_spacepad (hdr.ar_mode, sizeof (hdr.ar_mode), "%-7lo", 0);
+  memcpy (hdr.ar_fmag, ARFMAG, 2);
 
   /* Write the ar header for this item and the number of symbols */
 
diff --git a/bfd/libbfd-in.h b/bfd/libbfd-in.h
index 726883c..978abc0 100644
--- a/bfd/libbfd-in.h
+++ b/bfd/libbfd-in.h
@@ -173,6 +173,8 @@ bfd_boolean coff_write_armap
 
 extern PTR _bfd_generic_read_ar_hdr
   PARAMS ((bfd *));
+extern void _bfd_ar_spacepad
+  PARAMS ((char *, size_t, const char *, long));
 
 extern PTR _bfd_generic_read_ar_hdr_mag
   PARAMS ((bfd *, const char *));
diff --git a/bfd/libbfd.h b/bfd/libbfd.h
index c44bcc0..de0465b 100644
--- a/bfd/libbfd.h
+++ b/bfd/libbfd.h
@@ -178,6 +178,8 @@ bfd_boolean coff_write_armap
 
 extern PTR _bfd_generic_read_ar_hdr
   PARAMS ((bfd *));
+extern void _bfd_ar_spacepad
+  PARAMS ((char *, size_t, const char *, long));
 
 extern PTR _bfd_generic_read_ar_hdr_mag
   PARAMS ((bfd *, const char *));