diff --git a/qethqoat/Makefile b/qethqoat/Makefile
index 5ac87fb1..80fe56f8 100644
--- a/qethqoat/Makefile
+++ b/qethqoat/Makefile
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@ include ../common.mak
 
 all: qethqoat
 
-qethqoat: qethqoat.o
+libs = $(rootdir)/libutil/libutil.a
+
+qethqoat: qethqoat.o $(libs)
 
 install: all
 	$(INSTALL) -d -m 755 $(DESTDIR)$(BINDIR) $(DESTDIR)$(MANDIR)/man8
diff --git a/qethqoat/qethqoat.c b/qethqoat/qethqoat.c
index 7110c283..96dd4d36 100644
--- a/qethqoat/qethqoat.c
+++ b/qethqoat/qethqoat.c
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "lib/util_libc.h"
 #include "lib/zt_common.h"
 #include "qethqoat.h"
 
@@ -541,6 +542,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	opts.raw = 0;
 	opts.scope = 1;
 	opts.file = NULL;
+	opts.ifname = NULL;
 
 	while ((c = getopt_long(argc, argv, qethqoat_opts_str, qethqoat_opts,
 		&index)) != -1) {
@@ -613,7 +615,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 		return 1;
 	}
 
-	strncpy(ifr.ifr_name, opts.ifname, IFNAMSIZ);
+	util_strlcpy(ifr.ifr_name, opts.ifname, IFNAMSIZ);
 	oat_data.command = opts.scope;
 	ifr.ifr_ifru.ifru_data = (void *)&oat_data;