1 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/nvim/search.c b/src/nvim/search.c
index d379415d62..a3acf0c27d 100644
--- a/src/nvim/search.c
+++ b/src/nvim/search.c
@@ -4359,7 +4359,9 @@ static void search_stat(int dirc, pos_T *pos,
 
       len = STRLEN(t);
       if (show_top_bot_msg && len + 2 < SEARCH_STAT_BUF_LEN) {
-        STRCPY(t + len, " W");
+        memmove(t + 2, t, len);
+        t[0] = 'W';
+        t[1] = ' ';
         len += 2;
       }