diff --git a/hw/lm32_hwsetup.h b/hw/lm32_hwsetup.h
index 8fc285efc2..70dc61f9e7 100644
--- a/hw/lm32_hwsetup.h
+++ b/hw/lm32_hwsetup.h
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ static inline void hwsetup_add_tag(HWSetup *hw, enum hwsetup_tag t)
 
 static inline void hwsetup_add_str(HWSetup *hw, const char *str)
 {
-    strncpy(hw->ptr, str, 31); /* make sure last byte is zero */
+    pstrcpy(hw->ptr, 32, str);
     hw->ptr += 32;
 }