--- ./pcimodules.c.orig	2002-09-01 13:38:37.000000000 -0700
+++ ./pcimodules.c	2002-09-01 14:10:33.000000000 -0700
@@ -66,9 +66,12 @@
 	char line[LINELENGTH];
 	struct pcimap_entry *entry;
 	unsigned int driver_data;
-	char *prevmodule = "";
+	char *prevmodule;
 	char module[LINELENGTH];
 
+	prevmodule = xmalloc(1);
+	strcpy(prevmodule, "");
+
 	if (uname(&utsname) < 0) {
 		perror("uname");
 		exit(1);
@@ -103,7 +106,7 @@
 		   to load a module twice. */
 		if (strcmp(module, prevmodule) != 0) {
 			prevmodule = xmalloc(strlen(module)+1);
-			strcpy(prevmodule, module);
+			strncpy(prevmodule, module, strlen(module));
 		}
 		entry->module = prevmodule;
 		entry->next = pcimap_list;