diff --git a/engine/common/sequence.c b/engine/common/sequence.c
index 8aaaf919..ca9b72e1 100644
--- a/engine/common/sequence.c
+++ b/engine/common/sequence.c
@@ -1247,7 +1247,7 @@ qboolean Sequence_ParseSentenceLine( void )
 	if( *c )
 		*c = 0;
 
-	strcpy( groupName, fullgroup );
+	Q_strncpy( groupName, fullgroup, sizeof( groupName ));
 
 	len = Sequence_GetLine( data, sizeof( data ) );
 	lastCharacterPos = len - 1;