diff --git dataobj/gameinfo.cc dataobj/gameinfo.cc
index dc7448a68..b7f846820 100644
--- dataobj/gameinfo.cc
+++ dataobj/gameinfo.cc
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ gameinfo_t::gameinfo_t(karte_t *welt) :
 	bits_per_month = s.get_bits_per_month();
 
 	// names of the stations ...
-	memcpy(language_code_names, translator::get_langs()[s.get_name_language_id()].iso, lengthof(language_code_names));
+	tstrncpy(language_code_names, translator::get_langs()[s.get_name_language_id()].iso, lengthof(language_code_names));
 
 	// will contain server-IP/name for network games
 	file_name = s.get_filename();