diff --git a/src/modules/vkbd/e_kbd_dict.c b/src/modules/vkbd/e_kbd_dict.c
index 4a6610a99..83cdf1a69 100644
--- a/src/modules/vkbd/e_kbd_dict.c
+++ b/src/modules/vkbd/e_kbd_dict.c
@@ -715,7 +715,7 @@ _e_kbd_dict_matches_lookup_do(E_Kbd_Dict *kd, Eina_List *letters, char *buf, cha
           {
              kl = l->data;
              len = strlen(kl->letter);
-             strncpy(bufp, kl->letter, len);
+             memcpy(bufp, kl->letter, len);
              bufp[len] = 0;
              if (_e_kbd_dict_find(kd, buf))
                {