diff --git a/bin/pax/pat_rep.c b/bin/pax/pat_rep.c
index e8d17db363be..516519e208f0 100644
--- a/bin/pax/pat_rep.c
+++ b/bin/pax/pat_rep.c
@@ -878,7 +878,7 @@ rep_name(char *name, int *nlen, int prnt)
 	 * (the user already saw that substitution go by)
 	 */
 	pt = rephead;
-	(void)strcpy(buf1, name);
+	(void)strlcpy(buf1, name, sizeof(buf1));
 	inpt = buf1;
 	outpt = nname;
 	endpt = outpt + PAXPATHLEN;