diff --git a/cde/programs/dtwm/WmImage.c b/cde/programs/dtwm/WmImage.c
index 0c043572e..ab98c03fe 100644
--- a/cde/programs/dtwm/WmImage.c
+++ b/cde/programs/dtwm/WmImage.c
@@ -989,8 +989,7 @@ char *BitmapPathName (char *string)
      * Handle "~/.." 
      */
     {
-	strcpy (fileName, homeDir);
-        strncat (fileName, &(string[1]), MAXWMPATH - strlen (fileName));
+	snprintf(fileName, MAXWMPATH, "%s%s", homeDir, &(string[1]));
 	return (fileName);
     }