diff --git a/src/lips.cc b/src/lips.cc
index 411c8b3..b769f81 100644
--- a/src/lips.cc
+++ b/src/lips.cc
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ int lipsLoad(const char* audioFileName, const char* headFileName)
         *sep = '\0';
     }
 
-    strcpy(gLipsData.field_50, v60);
+    strncpy(gLipsData.field_50, v60, 8);
 
     strcat(path, _lips_fix_string(gLipsData.field_50, sizeof(gLipsData.field_50)));
     strcat(path, ".");