diff --git a/stepmania/src/RageUtil.cpp b/stepmania/src/RageUtil.cpp
index db775d5e1a..ef8bcef1e5 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/RageUtil.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/RageUtil.cpp
@@ -211,6 +211,13 @@ struct tm GetLocalTime()
 }
 
 
+RString ssprintf( const RString &fmt, ...)
+{
+    va_list	va;
+    va_start(va, fmt);
+	return vssprintf(fmt, va);
+}
+
 RString ssprintf( const char *fmt, ...)
 {
     va_list	va;
diff --git a/stepmania/src/RageUtil.h b/stepmania/src/RageUtil.h
index fa750f17a6..b33a10075e 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/RageUtil.h
+++ b/stepmania/src/RageUtil.h
@@ -244,6 +244,7 @@ RString FormatNumberAndSuffix( int i );
 
 struct tm GetLocalTime();
 
+RString ssprintf( const RString &fmt, ...) PRINTF(1,2);
 RString ssprintf( const char *fmt, ...) PRINTF(1,2);
 RString vssprintf( const char *fmt, va_list argList );