diff --git a/src/err.cpp b/src/err.cpp
index 21117bd1..a73fc113 100644
--- a/src/err.cpp
+++ b/src/err.cpp
@@ -411,6 +411,7 @@ void zmq::print_backtrace (void)
     while (unw_step (&cursor) > 0) {
         unw_word_t offset;
         unw_proc_info_t p_info;
+        static const char unknown[] = "?";
         const char *file_name;
         char *demangled_name;
         char func_name[256] = "";
@@ -422,14 +423,14 @@ void zmq::print_backtrace (void)
 
         rc = unw_get_proc_name (&cursor, func_name, 256, &offset);
         if (rc == -UNW_ENOINFO)
-            strcpy (func_name, "?");
+            memcpy (func_name, unknown, sizeof unknown);
 
         addr = (void *) (p_info.start_ip + offset);
 
         if (dladdr (addr, &dl_info) && dl_info.dli_fname)
             file_name = dl_info.dli_fname;
         else
-            file_name = "?";
+            file_name = unknown;
 
         demangled_name = abi::__cxa_demangle (func_name, NULL, NULL, &rc);