diff --git a/sched/file_deleter.cpp b/sched/file_deleter.cpp
index 21367c3b00..e7b4c36fb0 100644
--- a/sched/file_deleter.cpp
+++ b/sched/file_deleter.cpp
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ bool do_pass(bool retry_error) {
 
     if (xml_doc_like) {
         strcat(clause, " and xml_doc like '");
-        strcat(clause, xml_doc_like);
+        safe_strcat(clause, xml_doc_like);
         strcat(clause, "'");
     }
     sprintf(buf,