--- a/src/expr.c	
+++ a/src/expr.c	
@@ -279,10 +279,13 @@ int nftnl_expr_snprintf(char *buf, size_t remain, const struct nftnl_expr *expr,
 	if (remain)
 		buf[0] = '\0';
 
+	#pragma push_macro("snprintf")
+	#undef snprintf
 	if (!expr->ops->snprintf || type != NFTNL_OUTPUT_DEFAULT)
 		return 0;
 
 	ret = expr->ops->snprintf(buf + offset, remain, flags, expr);
+	#pragma pop_macro("snprintf")
 	SNPRINTF_BUFFER_SIZE(ret, remain, offset);
 
 	return offset;
--- a/src/object.c	
+++ a/src/object.c	
@@ -396,7 +396,10 @@ static int nftnl_obj_snprintf_dflt(char *buf, size_t remain,
 	SNPRINTF_BUFFER_SIZE(ret, remain, offset);
 
 	if (obj->ops) {
+		#pragma push_macro("snprintf")
+		#undef snprintf
 		ret = obj->ops->snprintf(buf + offset, remain, flags, obj);
+		#pragma pop_macro("snprintf")
 		SNPRINTF_BUFFER_SIZE(ret, remain, offset);
 	}
 	ret = snprintf(buf + offset, remain, "]");