diff --git a/gps/utils/LocThread.cpp b/gps/utils/LocThread.cpp
index 19bf101..a7fd1c8 100644
--- a/gps/utils/LocThread.cpp
+++ b/gps/utils/LocThread.cpp
@@ -84,9 +84,7 @@ LocThreadDelegate::LocThreadDelegate(LocThread::tCreate creator,
     if (mThandle) {
         // set thread name
         char lname[16];
-        int len = sizeof(lname) - 1;
-        memcpy(lname, threadName, len);
-        lname[len] = 0;
+        strlcpy(lname, threadName, sizeof(lname));
         // set the thread name here
         pthread_setname_np(mThandle, lname);