diff --git a/src/syslogd.c b/src/syslogd.c
index 7af10f3..1db4455 100644
--- a/src/syslogd.c
+++ b/src/syslogd.c
@@ -1971,7 +1971,7 @@ load_conffile (const char *filename, struct filed **nextp)
       if (*p == '\0' || *p == '#')
 	continue;
 
-      strcpy (cline, p);
+      bcopy (p, cline, strlen (p));
 
       /* Cut the trailing spaces.  */
       for (p = strchr (cline, '\0'); isspace (*--p);)