diff --git a/examples/helpers.c b/examples/helpers.c
index df60467..7d80b71 100644
--- a/examples/helpers.c
+++ b/examples/helpers.c
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ static inline int __removechar(char *b, size_t chrs)
   char *c = b + chrs;
   size_t blen = strlen(c) + sizeof(char);
 
-  memcpy(b, c, blen);
+  memmove(b, c, blen);
 
   return chrs;
 }