diff --git a/parameter/Element.cpp b/parameter/Element.cpp
index 547c5914d..e401d4ec2 100644
--- a/parameter/Element.cpp
+++ b/parameter/Element.cpp
@@ -52,38 +52,18 @@ CElement::~CElement()
 // Logging
 void CElement::log_info(const char* strMessage, ...) const
 {
-    char *pacBuffer;
     va_list listPointer;
-
     va_start(listPointer, strMessage);
-
-    vasprintf(&pacBuffer,  strMessage, listPointer);
-
+    vLog(false, strMessage, listPointer);
     va_end(listPointer);
-
-    if (pacBuffer != NULL) {
-        doLog(false, pacBuffer);
-    }
-
-    free(pacBuffer);
 }
 
 void CElement::log_warning(const char* strMessage, ...) const
 {
-    char *pacBuffer;
     va_list listPointer;
-
     va_start(listPointer, strMessage);
-
-    vasprintf(&pacBuffer,  strMessage, listPointer);
-
+    vLog(true, strMessage, listPointer);
     va_end(listPointer);
-
-    if (pacBuffer != NULL) {
-        doLog(true, pacBuffer);
-    }
-
-    free(pacBuffer);
 }
 
 // Log each element of the string list
@@ -99,6 +79,18 @@ void CElement::log_table(bool bIsWarning, const std::list<string> lstrMessage) c
     }
 }
 
+void CElement::vLog(bool bIsWarning, const char *strMessage, va_list args) const
+{
+    char *pacBuffer;
+    if(vasprintf(&pacBuffer,  strMessage, args) == -1) {
+        return doLog(true, std::string() + "Unable to format " +
+                           (bIsWarning ? "warning" : "info log") +
+                           ": " + strMessage);
+    }
+    doLog(bIsWarning, pacBuffer);
+    free(pacBuffer);
+}
+
 void CElement::doLog(bool bIsWarning, const string& strLog) const
 {
     assert(_pParent);
diff --git a/parameter/Element.h b/parameter/Element.h
index 9bc6e876a..6f7ebba48 100644
--- a/parameter/Element.h
+++ b/parameter/Element.h
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 #include <string>
 #include <vector>
 #include <stdint.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
 #include <list>
 #include "XmlSink.h"
 #include "XmlSource.h"
@@ -52,6 +53,7 @@ class CElement : public IXmlSink, public IXmlSource
     void log_info(const char* strMessage, ...) const;
     void log_warning(const char* strMessage, ...) const;
     void log_table(bool bIsWarning, const std::list<std::string> lstrMessage) const;
+    void vLog(bool bIsWarning, const char *strMessage, va_list args) const;
 
     // Description
     void setDescription(const std::string& strDescription);
diff --git a/parameter/SubsystemObject.cpp b/parameter/SubsystemObject.cpp
index e6b7b442d..644389e29 100644
--- a/parameter/SubsystemObject.cpp
+++ b/parameter/SubsystemObject.cpp
@@ -215,38 +215,18 @@ void CSubsystemObject::blackboardWrite(const void* pvData, uint32_t uiSize)
 // Logging
 void CSubsystemObject::log_info(std::string strMessage, ...) const
 {
-    char *pacBuffer;
     va_list listPointer;
-
     va_start(listPointer, strMessage);
-
-    vasprintf(&pacBuffer, strMessage.c_str(), listPointer);
-
+    _pInstanceConfigurableElement->vLog(false, strMessage.c_str(), listPointer);
     va_end(listPointer);
-
-    if (pacBuffer != NULL) {
-        _pInstanceConfigurableElement->log_info("%s", pacBuffer);
-    }
-
-    free(pacBuffer);
 }
 
 void CSubsystemObject::log_warning(std::string strMessage, ...) const
 {
-    char *pacBuffer;
     va_list listPointer;
-
     va_start(listPointer, strMessage);
-
-    vasprintf(&pacBuffer, strMessage.c_str(), listPointer);
-
+    _pInstanceConfigurableElement->vLog(true, strMessage.c_str(), listPointer);
     va_end(listPointer);
-
-    if (pacBuffer != NULL) {
-        _pInstanceConfigurableElement->log_warning("%s", pacBuffer);
-    }
-
-    free(pacBuffer);
 }
 
 // Configurable element retrieval