diff --git a/bin/ed/main.c b/bin/ed/main.c
index 98bb300fe623..138c183ef98c 100644
--- a/bin/ed/main.c
+++ b/bin/ed/main.c
@@ -505,7 +505,8 @@ exec_command(void)
 			return ERR;
 		else if (open_sbuf() < 0)
 			return FATAL;
-		if (*fnp && *fnp != '!') strcpy(old_filename, fnp);
+		if (*fnp && *fnp != '!')
+			 strncpy(old_filename, fnp, PATH_MAX);
 #ifdef BACKWARDS
 		if (*fnp == '\0' && *old_filename == '\0') {
 			errmsg = "no current filename";
@@ -532,7 +533,8 @@ exec_command(void)
 			return ERR;
 		}
 		GET_COMMAND_SUFFIX();
-		if (*fnp) strcpy(old_filename, fnp);
+		if (*fnp)
+			strncpy(old_filename, fnp, PATH_MAX);
 		printf("%s\n", strip_escapes(old_filename));
 		break;
 	case 'g':
@@ -663,7 +665,7 @@ exec_command(void)
 		GET_COMMAND_SUFFIX();
 		if (!isglobal) clear_undo_stack();
 		if (*old_filename == '\0' && *fnp != '!')
-			strcpy(old_filename, fnp);
+			strncpy(old_filename, fnp, PATH_MAX);
 #ifdef BACKWARDS
 		if (*fnp == '\0' && *old_filename == '\0') {
 			errmsg = "no current filename";
@@ -797,7 +799,7 @@ exec_command(void)
 			return ERR;
 		GET_COMMAND_SUFFIX();
 		if (*old_filename == '\0' && *fnp != '!')
-			strcpy(old_filename, fnp);
+			strncpy(old_filename, fnp, PATH_MAX);
 #ifdef BACKWARDS
 		if (*fnp == '\0' && *old_filename == '\0') {
 			errmsg = "no current filename";