diff --git a/libmpdemux/tv.c b/libmpdemux/tv.c
index 3939ab11f5..7433d86337 100644
--- a/libmpdemux/tv.c
+++ b/libmpdemux/tv.c
@@ -331,7 +331,8 @@ static int open_tv(tvi_handle_t *tvh)
 
 		if (!sep) continue; // Wrong syntax, but mplayer should not crash
 
-		strcpy(tv_channel_current->name, sep + 1);
+		strlcpy(tv_channel_current->name, sep + 1,
+		        sizeof(tv_channel_current->name));
 		sep[0] = '\0';
 		strncpy(tv_channel_current->number, tmp, 5);