diff --git a/cde/programs/dtprintinfo/objects/PrintObj/ParseJobs.C b/cde/programs/dtprintinfo/objects/PrintObj/ParseJobs.C
index 2adbcfdbf..b970d7eb3 100644
--- a/cde/programs/dtprintinfo/objects/PrintObj/ParseJobs.C
+++ b/cde/programs/dtprintinfo/objects/PrintObj/ParseJobs.C
@@ -1181,7 +1181,7 @@ int ParseAIXv3PrintJobs(char *_printer, char *jobs,
    static char *job_list = NULL;
    static int prev_buf_size = 0;
 
-   strcpy(printer, _printer);
+   snprintf(printer, sizeof(printer), "%s", _printer);
    if (s = strchr(printer, ':'))
       *s = '\0';