diff --git a/src/locale/strxfrm_l.c b/src/locale/strxfrm_l.c
index 198b59b3..5ec05e0f 100644
--- a/src/locale/strxfrm_l.c
+++ b/src/locale/strxfrm_l.c
@@ -595,7 +595,7 @@ size_t glib_strxfrm(char* dest,
     size_t srclen = strlen(src);
 
     if (n != 0) {
-      strncpy(dest, src, MIN(srclen + 1, n));
+      memcpy(dest, src, MIN(srclen + 1, n));
     }
 
     return srclen;