diff --git a/ipl_tools/Makefile b/ipl_tools/Makefile
index 506d5cdc..c5e99787 100644
--- a/ipl_tools/Makefile
+++ b/ipl_tools/Makefile
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 include ../common.mak
 
+libs = $(rootdir)/libutil/libutil.a
+
 all: chreipl lsreipl chshut lsshut
 
 objects = main.o ccw.o fcp.o system.o shutdown.o \
 	  cmd_lsshut.o cmd_chshut.o cmd_lsreipl.o cmd_chreipl.o proc.o
 
-chreipl: $(objects)
+chreipl: $(objects) $(libs)
 	$(LINK) $(ALL_LDFLAGS) $^ $(LDLIBS) -o $@
 
 lsreipl:
diff --git a/ipl_tools/cmd_chreipl.c b/ipl_tools/cmd_chreipl.c
index 5ba0b224..5e59199b 100644
--- a/ipl_tools/cmd_chreipl.c
+++ b/ipl_tools/cmd_chreipl.c
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #include <ctype.h>
 #include <sys/sysmacros.h>
 
+#include "lib/util_libc.h"
 #include "lib/zt_common.h"
 
 #include "ipl_tools.h"
@@ -182,7 +183,7 @@ static void set_bootprog(const char *bootprog)
 		ERR_EXIT("Bootprog \"%s\" is not a decimal number", bootprog);
 	if (bootprog_int > UINT_MAX)
 		ERR_EXIT("Invalid bootprog specified");
-	strncpy(l.bootprog, bootprog, sizeof(l.bootprog));
+	util_strlcpy(l.bootprog, bootprog, sizeof(l.bootprog));
 	l.bootprog_set = 1;
 }
 
@@ -294,7 +295,7 @@ static int set_reipl_type(const char *dev_name)
 	else
 		return -1;
 
-	strncpy(l.dev, dev_name, sizeof(l.dev));
+	util_strlcpy(l.dev, dev_name, sizeof(l.dev));
 	dev_from_part(l.dev);
 	l.dev_set = 1;
 	return 0;
diff --git a/ipl_tools/main.c b/ipl_tools/main.c
index 6a6cc97a..f78f544e 100644
--- a/ipl_tools/main.c
+++ b/ipl_tools/main.c
@@ -9,7 +9,9 @@
  * it under the terms of the MIT license. See LICENSE for details.
  */
 
+#include "lib/util_libc.h"
 #include "lib/zt_common.h"
+
 #include "ipl_tools.h"
 
 struct globals g;
@@ -31,7 +33,7 @@ void __noreturn print_version_exit(void)
 
 int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
-	strncpy(g.prog_name, argv[0], sizeof(g.prog_name));
+	util_strlcpy(g.prog_name, argv[0], sizeof(g.prog_name));
 	if (strstr(argv[0], "chreipl") != NULL) {
 		cmd_chreipl(argc, argv);
 		return 0;