diff --git a/cde/lib/DtHelp/AccessCCDF.c b/cde/lib/DtHelp/AccessCCDF.c
index f9b135e31..11bff4900 100644
--- a/cde/lib/DtHelp/AccessCCDF.c
+++ b/cde/lib/DtHelp/AccessCCDF.c
@@ -908,7 +908,7 @@ _DtHelpCeFindCcdfId (
     char       *topicId = NULL;
     int   found = False;
 
-    strcpy (newTarget, target_id);
+    snprintf(newTarget, sizeof(newTarget), "%s", target_id);
     _DtHelpCeUpperCase(newTarget);
 
     /*