diff --git a/tc/m_ipt.c b/tc/m_ipt.c
index cc95eab7..cb64380b 100644
--- a/tc/m_ipt.c
+++ b/tc/m_ipt.c
@@ -269,7 +269,8 @@ static int build_st(struct xtables_target *target, struct ipt_entry_target *t)
 		} else {
 			target->t = t;
 		}
-		strcpy(target->t->u.user.name, target->name);
+		strncpy(target->t->u.user.name, target->name,
+			sizeof(target->t->u.user.name) - 1);
 		return 0;
 	}
 
diff --git a/tc/m_xt_old.c b/tc/m_xt_old.c
index 6a4509a9..974ac496 100644
--- a/tc/m_xt_old.c
+++ b/tc/m_xt_old.c
@@ -177,7 +177,8 @@ build_st(struct xtables_target *target, struct xt_entry_target *t)
 	if (t == NULL) {
 		target->t = fw_calloc(1, size);
 		target->t->u.target_size = size;
-		strcpy(target->t->u.user.name, target->name);
+		strncpy(target->t->u.user.name, target->name,
+			sizeof(target->t->u.user.name) - 1);
 		set_revision(target->t->u.user.name, target->revision);
 
 		if (target->init != NULL)