diff --git a/cheevos.c b/cheevos.c
index 7aa4c9c673..912f42d70e 100644
--- a/cheevos.c
+++ b/cheevos.c
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 
 #include <formats/jsonsax.h>
 #include <streams/file_stream.h>
+#include <compat/strl.h>
 #include <rhash.h>
 #include <libretro.h>
 
@@ -311,9 +312,7 @@ static void cheevos_log_url(const char* format, const char* url)
    char* aux;
    char* next;
    
-   strncpy(copy, url, sizeof(copy));
-   copy[sizeof(copy) - 1] = 0;
-   
+   strlcpy(copy, url, sizeof(copy));
    aux = strstr(copy, "?p=");
    
    if (aux == NULL)
@@ -463,15 +462,11 @@ static void cheevos_log_cheevo(const cheevo_t* cheevo,
       const cheevos_field_t* memaddr_ud)
 {
    char memaddr[256];
-   size_t length;
-
-   length = memaddr_ud->length + 1;
-
-   if (length >= sizeof(memaddr))
-      length = sizeof(memaddr);
-
-   strncpy(memaddr, memaddr_ud->string, length - 1);
-   memaddr[length - 1] = 0;
+   
+   strlcpy(memaddr, memaddr_ud->string, sizeof(memaddr));
+   
+   if (memaddr_ud->length < sizeof(memaddr))
+      memaddr[memaddr_ud->length] = 0;
 
    RARCH_LOG("CHEEVOS cheevo %p\n", cheevo);
    RARCH_LOG("CHEEVOS   id:      %u\n", cheevo->id);
@@ -753,8 +748,7 @@ static int cheevos_get_value(const char *json, unsigned key_hash,
    if ((jsonsax_parse(json, &handlers, (void*)&ud) == JSONSAX_OK)
          && ud.value && ud.length < length)
    {
-      strncpy(value, ud.value, length);
-      value[ud.length] = 0;
+      strlcpy(value, ud.value, ud.length + 1);
       return 0;
    }
 
@@ -2837,9 +2831,7 @@ bool cheevos_get_description(cheevos_ctx_desc_t *desc)
       desc->idx    -= cheevos_locals.unofficial.count;
    }
 
-   strncpy(desc->s, cheevos[desc->idx].description, desc->len);
-   desc->s[desc->len - 1] = 0;
-
+   strlcpy(desc->s, cheevos[desc->idx].description, desc->len);
    return true;
 }