diff --git a/vidir.c b/vidir.c
index 2d51024..192de3e 100644
--- a/vidir.c
+++ b/vidir.c
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
     } else if (strcmp(p, old) != 0) {
       // rename
       char dirbuf[PATH_MAX];
-      strcpy(dirbuf, p);
+      strlcpy(dirbuf, p, sizeof(dirbuf));
       char *d = dirname(dirbuf);
       mkdir(d, 0777);
       if (access(p, F_OK) == 0) {