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