diff --git a/src/apps/poorman/StatusSlider.cpp b/src/apps/poorman/StatusSlider.cpp
index 7a08d04823..d8129ea874 100644
--- a/src/apps/poorman/StatusSlider.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/poorman/StatusSlider.cpp
@@ -25,6 +25,6 @@ StatusSlider::UpdateText() const
 {
 	fStr.Truncate(0);
 	fFormat.Format(fStr, Value());
-	strcpy(fPattern, fStr.String());
+	strlcpy(fPattern, fStr.String(), sizeof(fPattern));
 	return fPattern;
 }