diff --git a/src/pcre2_config.c b/src/pcre2_config.c
index 86bc7fd..e5d2447 100644
--- a/src/pcre2_config.c
+++ b/src/pcre2_config.c
@@ -150,11 +150,7 @@ switch (what)
 #else
     const char *v = "Unicode not supported";
 #endif
-    PCRE2_UCHAR *t = (PCRE2_UCHAR *)where;
-    if (strlen(v) >= BYTES2CU(length) - 1) return PCRE2_ERROR_BADLENGTH; 
-    while (*v != 0) *t++ = *v++;
-    *t = 0;
-    return t - (PCRE2_UCHAR *)where;
+    return PRIV(strcpy_c8)((PCRE2_UCHAR *)where, BYTES2CU(length), v);
     }
   break;
 
@@ -187,14 +183,10 @@ switch (what)
   
   case PCRE2_CONFIG_VERSION:
     { 
-    PCRE2_UCHAR *t = (PCRE2_UCHAR *)where;
     const char *v = (XSTRING(Z PCRE2_PRERELEASE)[1] == 0)?
       XSTRING(PCRE2_MAJOR.PCRE2_MINOR PCRE2_DATE) :
       XSTRING(PCRE2_MAJOR.PCRE2_MINOR) XSTRING(PCRE2_PRERELEASE PCRE2_DATE);
-    if (strlen(v) >= BYTES2CU(length) - 1) return PCRE2_ERROR_BADLENGTH; 
-    while (*v != 0) *t++ = *v++;
-    *t = 0;
-    return t - (PCRE2_UCHAR *)where;
+    return PRIV(strcpy_c8)((PCRE2_UCHAR *)where, BYTES2CU(length), v);
     } 
   }
 
diff --git a/src/pcre2_internal.h b/src/pcre2_internal.h
index e54c5c4..bfea30c 100644
--- a/src/pcre2_internal.h
+++ b/src/pcre2_internal.h
@@ -1865,13 +1865,14 @@ is available. */
 #define _pcre2_jit_get_size          PCRE2_SUFFIX(_pcre2_jit_get_size_)
 #define _pcre2_memctl_malloc         PCRE2_SUFFIX(_pcre2_memctl_malloc_)
 #define _pcre2_ord2utf               PCRE2_SUFFIX(_pcre2_ord2utf_)
-#define _pcre2_strcmp                PCRE2_SUFFIX(_pcre_strcmp_)
-#define _pcre2_strcmp_c8             PCRE2_SUFFIX(_pcre_strcmp_c8_)
-#define _pcre2_strlen                PCRE2_SUFFIX(_pcre_strlen_)
-#define _pcre2_strncmp               PCRE2_SUFFIX(_pcre_strncmp_)
-#define _pcre2_strncmp_c8            PCRE2_SUFFIX(_pcre_strncmp_c8_)
-#define _pcre2_study                 PCRE2_SUFFIX(_pcre_study_)
-#define _pcre2_valid_utf             PCRE2_SUFFIX(_pcre_valid_utf_)
+#define _pcre2_strcmp                PCRE2_SUFFIX(_pcre2_strcmp_)
+#define _pcre2_strcmp_c8             PCRE2_SUFFIX(_pcre2_strcmp_c8_)
+#define _pcre2_strcpy_c8             PCRE2_SUFFIX(_pcre2_strcpy_c8_)
+#define _pcre2_strlen                PCRE2_SUFFIX(_pcre2_strlen_)
+#define _pcre2_strncmp               PCRE2_SUFFIX(_pcre2_strncmp_)
+#define _pcre2_strncmp_c8            PCRE2_SUFFIX(_pcre2_strncmp_c8_)
+#define _pcre2_study                 PCRE2_SUFFIX(_pcre2_study_)
+#define _pcre2_valid_utf             PCRE2_SUFFIX(_pcre2_valid_utf_)
 #define _pcre2_was_newline           PCRE2_SUFFIX(_pcre2_was_newline_)
 #define _pcre2_xclass                PCRE2_SUFFIX(_pcre2_xclass_)
 
@@ -1885,6 +1886,7 @@ extern void  *_pcre2_memctl_malloc(size_t, pcre2_memctl *);
 extern unsigned int _pcre2_ord2utf(uint32_t, PCRE2_UCHAR *);
 extern int   _pcre2_strcmp(PCRE2_SPTR, PCRE2_SPTR);
 extern int   _pcre2_strcmp_c8(PCRE2_SPTR, const char *);
+extern int   _pcre2_strcpy_c8(PCRE2_UCHAR *, size_t, const char *);
 extern int   _pcre2_strlen(PCRE2_SPTR);
 extern int   _pcre2_strncmp(PCRE2_SPTR, PCRE2_SPTR, size_t);
 extern int   _pcre2_strncmp_c8(PCRE2_SPTR, const char *, size_t);
diff --git a/src/pcre2_string_utils.c b/src/pcre2_string_utils.c
index 8b0a45d..1a6864b 100644
--- a/src/pcre2_string_utils.c
+++ b/src/pcre2_string_utils.c
@@ -160,7 +160,6 @@ return 0;
 }
 
 
-
 /*************************************************
 *        Find the length of a PCRE2 string       *
 *************************************************/
@@ -178,4 +177,28 @@ while (*str++ != 0) c++;
 return c;
 }
 
+
+/*************************************************
+* Copy 8-bit 0-terminated string to PCRE2 string *
+*************************************************/
+
+/* Arguments:
+  str1     buffer to receive the string
+  length   length of buffer in code units
+  str2     8-bit string to be copied
+  
+Returns:   the number of code units used (excluding trailing zero)
+           PCRE2_ERROR_BADLENGTH (a negative number) if buffer is too small
+*/              
+
+int
+PRIV(strcpy_c8)(PCRE2_UCHAR *str1, size_t length, const char *str2)
+{
+PCRE2_UCHAR *t = str1;
+if (strlen(str2) >= length) return PCRE2_ERROR_BADLENGTH; 
+while (*str2 != 0) *t++ = *str2++;
+*t = 0;
+return t - str1;
+}
+
 /* End of pcre2_string_utils.c */