diff --git a/src/system/set_threadname.h b/src/system/set_threadname.h
index c87569869..eb954d4ea 100644
--- a/src/system/set_threadname.h
+++ b/src/system/set_threadname.h
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 inline void set_threadname(const char *name)
 {
 	char threadname[17];
-	strncpy(threadname, name, sizeof(threadname));
+	strncpy(threadname, name, 16);
 	threadname[16] = 0;
 	prctl (PR_SET_NAME, (unsigned long)threadname);
 }