diff --git a/html.c b/html.c
index 66ba65d..d86b2c1 100644
--- a/html.c
+++ b/html.c
@@ -240,19 +240,20 @@ int hextoint(char c)
 
 char *convert_query_hexchar(char *txt)
 {
-	int d1, d2;
-	if (strlen(txt) < 3) {
+	int d1, d2, n;
+	n = strlen(txt);
+	if (n < 3) {
 		*txt = '\0';
 		return txt-1;
 	}
 	d1 = hextoint(*(txt+1));
 	d2 = hextoint(*(txt+2));
 	if (d1<0 || d2<0) {
-		strcpy(txt, txt+3);
+		memmove(txt, txt+3, n-3);
 		return txt-1;
 	} else {
 		*txt = d1 * 16 + d2;
-		strcpy(txt+1, txt+3);
+		memmove(txt+1, txt+3, n-2);
 		return txt;
 	}
 }