diff --git a/src/lib/src/fwts_acpid.c b/src/lib/src/fwts_acpid.c
index c7e5c43..f394b54 100644
--- a/src/lib/src/fwts_acpid.c
+++ b/src/lib/src/fwts_acpid.c
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ int fwts_acpi_event_open(void)
 
         memset(&addr, 0, sizeof(addr));
         addr.sun_family = AF_UNIX;
-        strcpy(addr.sun_path, ACPID_SOCKET);
+        strncpy(addr.sun_path, ACPID_SOCKET, sizeof(addr.sun_path));
 
         if ((ret = connect(fd, (struct sockaddr *)&addr, sizeof(addr))) < 0) {
 		close(fd);