diff --git a/src/w_wad.c b/src/w_wad.c
index 8d96449f1..e18c5a084 100644
--- a/src/w_wad.c
+++ b/src/w_wad.c
@@ -149,9 +149,15 @@ FILE *W_OpenWadFile(const char **filename, boolean useerrors)
 {
 	FILE *handle;
 
-	strncpy(filenamebuf, *filename, MAX_WADPATH);
-	filenamebuf[MAX_WADPATH - 1] = '\0';
-	*filename = filenamebuf;
+	// Officially, strncpy should not have overlapping buffers, since W_VerifyNMUSlumps is called after this, and it
+	// changes filename to point at filenamebuf, it would technically be doing that. I doubt any issue will occur since
+	// they point to the same location, but it's better to be safe and this is a simple change.
+	if (filenamebuf != *filename)
+	{
+		strncpy(filenamebuf, *filename, MAX_WADPATH);
+		filenamebuf[MAX_WADPATH - 1] = '\0';
+		*filename = filenamebuf;
+	}
 
 	// open wad file
 	if ((handle = fopen(*filename, "rb")) == NULL)