diff --git a/src/lib/openjpip/msgqueue_manager.c b/src/lib/openjpip/msgqueue_manager.c
index 6cb19544..fab9a59c 100644
--- a/src/lib/openjpip/msgqueue_manager.c
+++ b/src/lib/openjpip/msgqueue_manager.c
@@ -692,7 +692,7 @@ placeholder_param_t * parse_phld( Byte_t *datastream, Byte8_t metalength)
   phld = (placeholder_param_t *)opj_malloc( sizeof(placeholder_param_t));
   
   phld->LBox = big4( datastream);
-  strcpy( phld->TBox, "phld");
+  strncpy( phld->TBox, "phld", 4);
   phld->Flags = big4( datastream+8);
   phld->OrigID = big8( datastream+12);
   phld->OrigBHlen = (Byte_t)(metalength - 20);