diff --git a/pax/src/tar.c b/pax/src/tar.c
index 4b8c352..f552914 100644
--- a/pax/src/tar.c
+++ b/pax/src/tar.c
@@ -1096,7 +1096,7 @@ ustar_wr (register ARCHD * arcn)
     }
 
   strncpy (hd->magic, TMAGIC, TMAGLEN);
-  strncpy (hd->version, TVERSION, TVERSLEN);
+  memcpy  (hd->version, TVERSION, TVERSLEN);
 
   /*
    * Set the remaining fields. We only write 12 bit of the mode field