diff --git a/openbsd-compat/bsd-cygwin_util.c b/openbsd-compat/bsd-cygwin_util.c
index a2d82126d..8672ccf7f 100644
--- a/openbsd-compat/bsd-cygwin_util.c
+++ b/openbsd-compat/bsd-cygwin_util.c
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ cygwin_ssh_privsep_user()
       if (cygwin_internal (CW_CYGNAME_FROM_WINNAME, "sshd", cyg_privsep_user,
 			   sizeof cyg_privsep_user) != 0)
 #endif
-	strcpy (cyg_privsep_user, "sshd");
+	strlcpy(cyg_privsep_user, "sshd", sizeof(cyg_privsep_user));
     }
   return cyg_privsep_user;
 }