diff --git a/os/include/framebuffer_session/connection.h b/os/include/framebuffer_session/connection.h
index a312742115..cab80dfc35 100644
--- a/os/include/framebuffer_session/connection.h
+++ b/os/include/framebuffer_session/connection.h
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ namespace Framebuffer {
 				char argbuf[ARGBUF_SIZE];
 
 				/* donate ram quota for storing server-side meta data */
-				strncpy(argbuf, "ram_quota=8K", sizeof(argbuf));
+				Genode::strncpy(argbuf, "ram_quota=8K", sizeof(argbuf));
 
 				/* set optional session-constructor arguments */
 				if (width)