diff --git a/src/util.c b/src/util.c
index 77ec10044..c741647c2 100644
--- a/src/util.c
+++ b/src/util.c
@@ -868,7 +868,7 @@ char *get_current_wd (char *buffer, int size)
 	return NULL;
     }
 
-    strncpy (buffer, p, len);
+    memcpy (buffer, p, len);
     g_free (p);
 
     return buffer;