diff --git a/util/wmgenmenu.c b/util/wmgenmenu.c
index aff43a70..95c20e5c 100644
--- a/util/wmgenmenu.c
+++ b/util/wmgenmenu.c
@@ -419,7 +419,9 @@ static void find_and_write(const char *group, char *list[][2], int this_is_termi
 			} else {
 				char comm[PATH_MAX], *ptr;
 
-				strcpy(comm, list[i][1]);
+				strncpy(comm, list[i][1], sizeof(comm) - 1);
+				comm[sizeof(comm) - 1] = '\0';
+
 				/* delete character " !" from the command */
 				ptr = strchr(comm, '!');
 				while (ptr >= comm && (*ptr == '!' || isspace(*ptr)))