diff --git a/src/add-ons/translators/icns/ICNSTranslator.cpp b/src/add-ons/translators/icns/ICNSTranslator.cpp
index e2dee9771b..a249853ca5 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/translators/icns/ICNSTranslator.cpp
+++ b/src/add-ons/translators/icns/ICNSTranslator.cpp
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ ICNSTranslator::DerivedIdentify(BPositionIO *stream,
 	BString iconName("Apple icon");
 	if (documentCount > 1)
 		iconName << " #" << documentIndex;
-	snprintf(info->name, sizeof(info->name), iconName.String());
+	strlcpy(info->name, iconName.String(), sizeof(info->name));
 	strcpy(info->MIME, kICNSMimeType);
 
 	return B_OK;