diff --git a/clibrary.c b/clibrary.c
index 70c2756..dc49da2 100644
--- a/clibrary.c
+++ b/clibrary.c
@@ -288,15 +288,11 @@ void LibPrintf(struct ParseState *Parser, struct Value *ReturnValue, struct Valu
 void LibSPrintf(struct ParseState *Parser, struct Value *ReturnValue, struct Value **Param, int NumArgs)
 {
     struct OutputStream StrStream;
-    struct Value *DerefVal;
-    int DerefOffset;
-    StrStream.i.Str.WritePos = VariableDereferencePointer(StrStream.i.Str.Parser, Param[0], &DerefVal, &DerefOffset, NULL, NULL);
-
-    if (DerefVal->Typ->Base != TypeArray)
-        ProgramFail(Parser, "can only print to arrays of char");
-        
+    
     StrStream.Putch = &SPutc;
     StrStream.i.Str.Parser = Parser;
+    StrStream.i.Str.WritePos = Param[0]->Val->NativePointer;
+
     GenericPrintf(Parser, ReturnValue, Param+1, NumArgs-1, &StrStream);
     PrintCh(0, &StrStream);
     ReturnValue->Val->NativePointer = *Param;
diff --git a/tests/37_sprintf.c b/tests/37_sprintf.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c9ba3a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/37_sprintf.c
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+char Buf[100];
+int Count;
+
+for (Count = 1; Count <= 20; Count++)
+{
+    sprintf(Buf, "->%02d<-\n", Count);
+    printf("%s", Buf);
+}
diff --git a/tests/37_sprintf.expect b/tests/37_sprintf.expect
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a643da8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/37_sprintf.expect
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+->01<-
+->02<-
+->03<-
+->04<-
+->05<-
+->06<-
+->07<-
+->08<-
+->09<-
+->10<-
+->11<-
+->12<-
+->13<-
+->14<-
+->15<-
+->16<-
+->17<-
+->18<-
+->19<-
+->20<-
diff --git a/tests/Makefile b/tests/Makefile
index 31f42c9..b61bdd2 100644
--- a/tests/Makefile
+++ b/tests/Makefile
@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@ TESTS=	00_assignment.test \
 	29_array_address.test \
         34_array_assignment.test \
 	35_sizeof.test \
-	36_array_initialisers.test
+	36_array_initialisers.test \
+        37_sprintf.test
 
 %.test: %.expect %.c
 	@echo Test: $*...