diff --git a/crypt_r.go b/crypt_r.go
index 22da04a..5d59d74 100644
--- a/crypt_r.go
+++ b/crypt_r.go
@@ -33,8 +33,7 @@ char *gnu_ext_crypt(char *pass, char *salt) {
   }
 
   ret = (char *)malloc(strlen(enc)+1); // for trailing null
-  strncpy(ret, enc, strlen(enc));
-  ret[strlen(enc)]= '\0'; // paranoid
+  strcpy(ret, enc);
 
   return ret;
 }