diff --git a/src/utils.c b/src/utils.c
index 5fb52aa..d670043 100644
--- a/src/utils.c
+++ b/src/utils.c
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ int get_hwmon_dir(char *path, const size_t bufsz) {
 inline size_t read_file(const char *dir, const char *file, char *buffer, const size_t n) {
 	char path[160];		      // bug alert
 	char *nt = stpcpy(path, dir); // nt is a pointer to the null terminator of the copied string
-	stpcpy(nt, file);	      // write at the null terminator address, aka append to the end
+	strcpy(nt, file);	      // copy to the null terminator of prev copy, append basically
 	const int fd = open(path, O_RDONLY | O_CLOEXEC);
 	if (fd < 0) {
 		if (buffer != NULL) // if its null means we're just checking if it exists at all, so dont log it