diff --git a/staticd/static_routes.c b/staticd/static_routes.c
index cde31df14f..5f9ecad694 100644
--- a/staticd/static_routes.c
+++ b/staticd/static_routes.c
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ int static_add_route(afi_t afi, safi_t safi, uint8_t type, struct prefix *p,
 	si->tag = tag;
 	si->vrf_id = svrf->vrf->vrf_id;
 	si->nh_vrf_id = nh_svrf->vrf->vrf_id;
-	strcpy(si->nh_vrfname, nh_svrf->vrf->name);
+	strlcpy(si->nh_vrfname, nh_svrf->vrf->name, sizeof(si->nh_vrfname));
 	si->table_id = table_id;
 	si->onlink = onlink;