diff --git a/frup.cpp b/frup.cpp
index 299c7cc..9ddb0f6 100644
--- a/frup.cpp
+++ b/frup.cpp
@@ -661,7 +661,7 @@
             /* We need the data represented as 0x...... */
             if (vpd_val_len > 0)
             {
-                strncpy(bin_in_ascii, "0x", 2);
+                memcpy(bin_in_ascii, "0x", 2);
             }
 #if IPMI_FRU_PARSER_DEBUG
             printf("_append_to_dict: VPD Key = [%s] : Type Code = [BINARY] :"