diff --git a/usr.bin/modstat/modstat.c b/usr.bin/modstat/modstat.c
index 956acf424bfc..7184223d4844 100644
--- a/usr.bin/modstat/modstat.c
+++ b/usr.bin/modstat/modstat.c
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
  * OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
  * SUCH DAMAGE.
  *
- *	$Id: modstat.c,v 1.2 1995/04/18 02:19:17 wpaul Exp $
+ *	$Id: modstat.c,v 1.3 1995/04/20 05:08:53 wpaul Exp $
  */
 
 #include <stdio.h>
@@ -72,8 +72,9 @@ dostat(devfd, modnum, modname)
 {
 	struct lmc_stat	sbuf;
 
+	sbuf.name[MAXLKMNAME - 1] = '\0'; /* In case strncpy limits the string. */
 	if (modname != NULL)
-		strcpy(sbuf.name, modname);
+		strncpy(sbuf.name, modname, MAXLKMNAME - 1);
 
 	sbuf.id = modnum;