diff --git a/src/login.c b/src/login.c
index 0f308dc1..8a109801 100644
--- a/src/login.c
+++ b/src/login.c
@@ -709,7 +709,7 @@ int main (int argc, char **argv)
 			          sizeof (loginprompt),
 			          _("%s login: "), hostn);
 		} else {
-			strncpy (loginprompt, _("login: "),
+			strlcpy (loginprompt, _("login: "),
 			         sizeof (loginprompt));
 		}