diff --git a/cfg.mk b/cfg.mk
index 3e5d345d..66235eee 100644
--- a/cfg.mk
+++ b/cfg.mk
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ local-checks-to-skip =			\
   sc_prohibit_stat_st_blocks		\
   sc_prohibit_magic_number_exit         \
   sc_prohibit_strcmp                    \
+  sc_prohibit_strncpy                   \
   sc_prohibit_undesirable_word_seq      \
   sc_root_tests				\
   sc_space_tab				\