diff --git a/src/tools/pw-dump.c b/src/tools/pw-dump.c
index 09643aa43..a870e4df0 100644
--- a/src/tools/pw-dump.c
+++ b/src/tools/pw-dump.c
@@ -1107,12 +1107,12 @@ static int metadata_property(void *data,
 
 		e->subject = subject;
 		e->key = SPA_PTROFF(e, sizeof(*e), void);
-		strcpy(e->key, key);
-		e->value = SPA_PTROFF(e->key, strlen(e->key) + 1, void);
-		strcpy(e->value, value);
+		memcpy(e->key, key, strlen(key) + 1);
+		e->value = SPA_PTROFF(e->key, strlen(key) + 1, void);
+		memcpy(e->value, value, strlen(value) + 1);
 		if (type) {
-			e->type = SPA_PTROFF(e->value, strlen(e->value) + 1, void);
-			strcpy(e->type, type);
+			e->type = SPA_PTROFF(e->value, strlen(value) + 1, void);
+			memcpy(e->type, type, strlen(type) + 1);
 		} else {
 			e->type = NULL;
 		}