diff --git a/qemu-sockets.c b/qemu-sockets.c
index 551ef73fe3..4111f82b53 100644
--- a/qemu-sockets.c
+++ b/qemu-sockets.c
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ int inet_listen(const char *str, char *ostr, int olen,
     /* parse address */
     if (str[0] == ':') {
         /* no host given */
-        strcpy(addr,"");
+        addr[0] = '\0';
         if (1 != sscanf(str,":%32[^,]%n",port,&pos)) {
             fprintf(stderr, "%s: portonly parse error (%s)\n",
                     __FUNCTION__, str);
diff --git a/vnc.c b/vnc.c
index 575fd68983..e1ff4edd75 100644
--- a/vnc.c
+++ b/vnc.c
@@ -2546,7 +2546,7 @@ int vnc_display_open(DisplayState *ds, const char *display)
         char *dpy;
         dpy = qemu_malloc(256);
         if (strncmp(display, "unix:", 5) == 0) {
-            strcpy(dpy, "unix:");
+            pstrcpy(dpy, 256, "unix:");
             vs->lsock = unix_listen(display+5, dpy+5, 256-5);
         } else {
             vs->lsock = inet_listen(display, dpy, 256, SOCK_STREAM, 5900);