diff --git a/src/apps/stylededit/StyledEditWindow.cpp b/src/apps/stylededit/StyledEditWindow.cpp
index fdc403cc30..5c1ecb6b63 100644
--- a/src/apps/stylededit/StyledEditWindow.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/stylededit/StyledEditWindow.cpp
@@ -1317,7 +1317,7 @@ StyledEditWindow::_LoadFile(entry_ref* ref)
 		BEntry entry(ref, true);
 		char name[B_FILE_NAME_LENGTH];
 		if (entry.GetName(name) != B_OK)
-			strcpy(name, B_TRANSLATE("???"));
+			strncpy(name, B_TRANSLATE("???"), sizeof(name));
 
 		BString text;
 		if (status == B_BAD_TYPE)