diff --git a/src/Mod/Draft/App/dxf.cpp b/src/Mod/Draft/App/dxf.cpp
index 4f5bff5e4d..7909dc43cf 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Draft/App/dxf.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Draft/App/dxf.cpp
@@ -1577,7 +1577,7 @@ void CDxfRead::get_line()
 
 void CDxfRead::put_line(const char *value)
 {
-    strcpy( m_unused_line, value );
+    strncpy( m_unused_line, value, sizeof(m_unused_line) );
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/Mod/Import/App/dxf.cpp b/src/Mod/Import/App/dxf.cpp
index 544c2ad687..c3726b10ca 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Import/App/dxf.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Import/App/dxf.cpp
@@ -3155,7 +3155,7 @@ void CDxfRead::get_line()
 
 void CDxfRead::put_line(const char *value)
 {
-    strcpy( m_unused_line, value );
+    strncpy( m_unused_line, value, sizeof(m_unused_line) );
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/Mod/Path/libarea/dxf.cpp b/src/Mod/Path/libarea/dxf.cpp
index b5820d5455..8c3cba29f9 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Path/libarea/dxf.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Path/libarea/dxf.cpp
@@ -1380,7 +1380,7 @@ void CDxfRead::get_line()
 
 void CDxfRead::put_line(const char *value)
 {
-	strcpy( m_unused_line, value );
+    strncpy( m_unused_line, value, sizeof(m_unused_line) );
 }