diff --git a/split.c b/split.c
index ae6f3a7..b63a988 100644
--- a/split.c
+++ b/split.c
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 	plen = strlen(prefix);
 	if(plen+slen > NAME_MAX)
 		eprintf("names cannot exceed %d bytes\n", NAME_MAX);
-	strcpy(name, prefix);
+	strlcpy(name, prefix, sizeof(name));
 
 	if(file && strcmp(file, "-") != 0) {
 		in = fopen(file, "r");