diff --git r_params.c r_params.c
index 4db16e5..9b1a8e6 100644
--- r_params.c
+++ r_params.c
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
 #include "tdefs.h"
 #include "release.h"
 
-#define PARAM_MAX_LEN	80
+#define PARAM_MAX_LEN	PATH_MAX
 
 #ifndef TEST
 extern option_t options[];
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ set_str(char *var, char *val)
 	nParam = fnd_param(var);
 	if (nParam >= 0)
 	{
-		strcpy(params[options[nParam].index], val);
+		strncpy(params[options[nParam].index], val, PARAM_MAX_LEN);
 		options[nParam].flags |= OPT_SET;
 	}