diff --git a/block/vdi.c b/block/vdi.c
index db3fe1633abd9ee70b0f7ecef666f4c9d540fe4a..4ca8dcb7dc6466cb3ced426ff4cc2c569d0cb58c 100644
--- a/block/vdi.c
+++ b/block/vdi.c
@@ -834,7 +834,7 @@ static int vdi_create(const char *filename, QEMUOptionParameter *options)
     bmap_size = ((bmap_size + SECTOR_SIZE - 1) & ~(SECTOR_SIZE -1));
 
     memset(&header, 0, sizeof(header));
-    strcpy(header.text, VDI_TEXT);
+    pstrcpy(header.text, sizeof(header.text), VDI_TEXT);
     header.signature = VDI_SIGNATURE;
     header.version = VDI_VERSION_1_1;
     header.header_size = 0x180;