diff --git a/main/cel.c b/main/cel.c
index e9d05901a5..a5d82a606f 100644
--- a/main/cel.c
+++ b/main/cel.c
@@ -499,11 +499,10 @@ struct ast_channel *ast_cel_fabricate_channel_from_event(const struct ast_event
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
-	tchan->appl = app_data;
-	tchan->data = app_data + strlen(record.application_name) + 1;
+	tchan->appl = strcpy(app_data, record.application_name);
+	tchan->data = strcpy(app_data + strlen(record.application_name) + 1,
+		record.application_data);
 
-	strcpy((char *) tchan->appl, record.application_name);
-	strcpy((char *) tchan->data, record.application_data);
 	datastore->data = app_data;
 	ast_channel_datastore_add(tchan, datastore);