diff --git a/intern/ghost/intern/GHOST_SystemWin32.cc b/intern/ghost/intern/GHOST_SystemWin32.cc
index 992b6a367d8..149c0a4fbe2 100644
--- a/intern/ghost/intern/GHOST_SystemWin32.cc
+++ b/intern/ghost/intern/GHOST_SystemWin32.cc
@@ -2378,8 +2378,7 @@ char *GHOST_SystemWin32::getClipboard(bool /*selection*/) const
 
     len = strlen(buffer);
     char *temp_buff = (char *)malloc(len + 1);
-    strncpy(temp_buff, buffer, len);
-    temp_buff[len] = '\0';
+    memcpy(temp_buff, buffer, len + 1);
 
     /* Buffer mustn't be accessed after CloseClipboard
      * it would like accessing free-d memory */
diff --git a/source/blender/animrig/intern/action_test.cc b/source/blender/animrig/intern/action_test.cc
index a9844a1a44d..d251dfe5d3b 100644
--- a/source/blender/animrig/intern/action_test.cc
+++ b/source/blender/animrig/intern/action_test.cc
@@ -1153,7 +1153,7 @@ TEST_F(ActionLayersTest, conversion_to_layered_action_groups)
   ASSERT_NE(rename_group, nullptr);
   ASSERT_STREQ(rename_group->name, "Test_Rename");
   /* Forcing a duplicate name which was allowed by legacy actions. */
-  strcpy(rename_group->name, "Test");
+  STRNCPY_UTF8(rename_group->name, "Test");
 
   Action *converted = convert_to_layered_action(*bmain, *action);
   Strip *strip = converted->layer(0)->strip(0);
diff --git a/source/blender/blenlib/intern/system_win32.cc b/source/blender/blenlib/intern/system_win32.cc
index 610475f0057..c3706d056dd 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenlib/intern/system_win32.cc
+++ b/source/blender/blenlib/intern/system_win32.cc
@@ -417,16 +417,16 @@ static void bli_windows_exception_message_get(const EXCEPTION_POINTERS *exceptio
   bli_windows_get_module_name(address, modulename, sizeof(modulename));
   DWORD threadId = GetCurrentThreadId();
 
-  snprintf(r_message,
-           512,
-           "Error   : %s\n"
-           "Address : 0x%p\n"
-           "Module  : %s\n"
-           "Thread  : %.8x\n",
-           exception_name,
-           address,
-           modulename,
-           threadId);
+  BLI_snprintf(r_message,
+               512,
+               "Error   : %s\n"
+               "Address : 0x%p\n"
+               "Module  : %s\n"
+               "Thread  : %.8x\n",
+               exception_name,
+               address,
+               modulename,
+               threadId);
 }
 
 /* -------------------------------------------------------------------- */
diff --git a/source/blender/blenlib/tests/BLI_string_utf8_test.cc b/source/blender/blenlib/tests/BLI_string_utf8_test.cc
index 35b1c0f01f8..2e426f490c5 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenlib/tests/BLI_string_utf8_test.cc
+++ b/source/blender/blenlib/tests/BLI_string_utf8_test.cc
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ TEST(string, StringNLenUTF8_Incomplete)
 #define EXPECT_BYTE_OFFSET(truncate_ofs, expect_nchars) \
   { \
     size_t buf_ofs = 0; \
-    strcpy(buf, ref_str); \
+    STRNCPY(buf, ref_str); \
     buf[truncate_ofs] = '\0'; \
     EXPECT_EQ(BLI_strnlen_utf8_ex(buf, ref_str_len, &buf_ofs), expect_nchars); \
     EXPECT_EQ(buf_ofs, truncate_ofs); \