diff --git a/contrib/opie/libopie/insecure.c b/contrib/opie/libopie/insecure.c
index ba2a9dfaeb5a..13d56993a7e3 100644
--- a/contrib/opie/libopie/insecure.c
+++ b/contrib/opie/libopie/insecure.c
@@ -135,8 +135,7 @@ int opieinsecure FUNCTION_NOARGS
 	char host[sizeof(utmp.ut_host) + 1];
 	insecure = 1;
 
-	strncpy(host, utmp.ut_host, sizeof(utmp.ut_host));
-	host[sizeof(utmp.ut_host)] = 0;
+	strncpy(host, utmp.ut_host, sizeof(host));
 
 	if (s = strchr(host, ':')) {
 	  int n = s - host;