diff --git a/src/drv_imap.c b/src/drv_imap.c
index b8a4e5b..2a84f3d 100644
--- a/src/drv_imap.c
+++ b/src/drv_imap.c
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ buffer_gets( buffer_t * b, char **s )
 				n = b->bytes - start;
 
 				if (n)
-					memcpy( b->buf, b->buf + start, n );
+					memmove( b->buf, b->buf + start, n );
 				b->offset -= start;
 				b->bytes = n;
 				start = 0;