diff --git a/parameter/Element.cpp b/parameter/Element.cpp
index 547c5914d..c761cce1d 100644
--- a/parameter/Element.cpp
+++ b/parameter/Element.cpp
@@ -52,37 +52,43 @@ CElement::~CElement()
 // Logging
 void CElement::log_info(const char* strMessage, ...) const
 {
+    int ret_val;
     char *pacBuffer;
     va_list listPointer;
 
     va_start(listPointer, strMessage);
 
-    vasprintf(&pacBuffer,  strMessage, listPointer);
+    ret_val = vasprintf(&pacBuffer,  strMessage, listPointer);
 
     va_end(listPointer);
 
-    if (pacBuffer != NULL) {
-        doLog(false, pacBuffer);
+    if (ret_val == -1) {
+        return;
     }
 
+    doLog(true, pacBuffer);
+
     free(pacBuffer);
 }
 
 void CElement::log_warning(const char* strMessage, ...) const
 {
+    int ret_val;
     char *pacBuffer;
     va_list listPointer;
 
     va_start(listPointer, strMessage);
 
-    vasprintf(&pacBuffer,  strMessage, listPointer);
+    ret_val = vasprintf(&pacBuffer,  strMessage, listPointer);
 
     va_end(listPointer);
 
-    if (pacBuffer != NULL) {
-        doLog(true, pacBuffer);
+    if (ret_val == -1) {
+        return;
     }
 
+    doLog(true, pacBuffer);
+
     free(pacBuffer);
 }
 
diff --git a/parameter/SubsystemObject.cpp b/parameter/SubsystemObject.cpp
index e6b7b442d..0d9dc92ed 100644
--- a/parameter/SubsystemObject.cpp
+++ b/parameter/SubsystemObject.cpp
@@ -215,37 +215,43 @@ void CSubsystemObject::blackboardWrite(const void* pvData, uint32_t uiSize)
 // Logging
 void CSubsystemObject::log_info(std::string strMessage, ...) const
 {
+    int ret_val;
     char *pacBuffer;
     va_list listPointer;
 
     va_start(listPointer, strMessage);
 
-    vasprintf(&pacBuffer, strMessage.c_str(), listPointer);
+    ret_val = vasprintf(&pacBuffer, strMessage.c_str(), listPointer);
 
     va_end(listPointer);
 
-    if (pacBuffer != NULL) {
-        _pInstanceConfigurableElement->log_info("%s", pacBuffer);
+    if (ret_val == -1) {
+        return ;
     }
 
+    _pInstanceConfigurableElement->log_info("%s", pacBuffer);
+
     free(pacBuffer);
 }
 
 void CSubsystemObject::log_warning(std::string strMessage, ...) const
 {
+    int ret_val;
     char *pacBuffer;
     va_list listPointer;
 
     va_start(listPointer, strMessage);
 
-    vasprintf(&pacBuffer, strMessage.c_str(), listPointer);
+    ret_val = vasprintf(&pacBuffer, strMessage.c_str(), listPointer);
 
     va_end(listPointer);
 
-    if (pacBuffer != NULL) {
-        _pInstanceConfigurableElement->log_warning("%s", pacBuffer);
+    if (ret_val == -1) {
+        return ;
     }
 
+    _pInstanceConfigurableElement->log_warning("%s", pacBuffer);
+
     free(pacBuffer);
 }