diff --git a/acl.c b/acl.c
index a6c8ccb1702c39e0b2bd7f22fba7219aed0c1db8..ae81cc9130c1133cfd7351243b5f0de6f6d7f000 100755
--- a/acl.c
+++ b/acl.c
@@ -148,10 +148,10 @@ int ast_lookup_iface(char *iface, struct in_addr *address) {
 	close(mysock);
 	if (res < 0) {
 		ast_log(LOG_WARNING, "Unable to get IP of %s: %s\n", iface, strerror(errno));
-		strncpy((char *)address,(char *)&__ourip,sizeof(__ourip));
+		memcpy((char *)address,(char *)&__ourip,sizeof(__ourip));
 		return -1;
 	} else {
-		strncpy((char *)address,(char *)&ifreq.ifru_addr.sin_addr,sizeof(ifreq.ifru_addr.sin_addr));
+		memcpy((char *)address,(char *)&ifreq.ifru_addr.sin_addr,sizeof(ifreq.ifru_addr.sin_addr));
 		return 0;
 	}
 }