diff --git a/src/misc2.c b/src/misc2.c
index 357511d..2ded997 100644
--- a/src/misc2.c
+++ b/src/misc2.c
@@ -4637,13 +4637,23 @@
 		if (!vim_isAbsName(stackp->ffs_fix_path)
 						&& search_ctx->ffsc_start_dir)
 		{
-		    STRCPY(file_path, search_ctx->ffsc_start_dir);
-		    add_pathsep(file_path);
+		    if (STRLEN(search_ctx->ffsc_start_dir) + 1 < MAXPATHL)
+		    {
+			STRCPY(file_path, search_ctx->ffsc_start_dir);
+			add_pathsep(file_path);
+		    }
+		    else
+			goto fail;
 		}
 
 		/* append the fix part of the search path */
-		STRCAT(file_path, stackp->ffs_fix_path);
-		add_pathsep(file_path);
+		if (STRLEN(file_path) + STRLEN(stackp->ffs_fix_path) + 1 < MAXPATHL)
+		{
+		    STRCAT(file_path, stackp->ffs_fix_path);
+		    add_pathsep(file_path);
+		}
+		else
+		    goto fail;
 
 #ifdef FEAT_PATH_EXTRA
 		rest_of_wildcards = stackp->ffs_wc_path;
@@ -4660,7 +4670,10 @@
 			if (*p > 0)
 			{
 			    (*p)--;
-			    file_path[len++] = '*';
+			    if (len + 1 < MAXPATHL)
+				file_path[len++] = '*';
+			    else
+				goto fail;
 			}
 
 			if (*p == 0)
@@ -4688,7 +4701,10 @@
 		     */
 		    while (*rest_of_wildcards
 			    && !vim_ispathsep(*rest_of_wildcards))
-			file_path[len++] = *rest_of_wildcards++;
+			if (len + 1 < MAXPATHL)
+			    file_path[len++] = *rest_of_wildcards++;
+			else
+			    goto fail;
 
 		    file_path[len] = NUL;
 		    if (vim_ispathsep(*rest_of_wildcards))
@@ -4749,9 +4765,15 @@
 
 			/* prepare the filename to be checked for existence
 			 * below */
-			STRCPY(file_path, stackp->ffs_filearray[i]);
-			add_pathsep(file_path);
-			STRCAT(file_path, search_ctx->ffsc_file_to_search);
+			if (STRLEN(stackp->ffs_filearray[i]) + 1
+				+ STRLEN(search_ctx->ffsc_file_to_search) < MAXPATHL)
+			{
+			    STRCPY(file_path, stackp->ffs_filearray[i]);
+			    add_pathsep(file_path);
+			    STRCAT(file_path, search_ctx->ffsc_file_to_search);
+			}
+			else
+			    goto fail;
 
 			/*
 			 * Try without extra suffix and then with suffixes
@@ -4924,9 +4946,15 @@
 	    if (*search_ctx->ffsc_start_dir == 0)
 		break;
 
-	    STRCPY(file_path, search_ctx->ffsc_start_dir);
-	    add_pathsep(file_path);
-	    STRCAT(file_path, search_ctx->ffsc_fix_path);
+	    if (STRLEN(search_ctx->ffsc_start_dir) + 1
+		    + STRLEN(search_ctx->ffsc_fix_path) < MAXPATHL)
+	    {
+		STRCPY(file_path, search_ctx->ffsc_start_dir);
+		add_pathsep(file_path);
+		STRCAT(file_path, search_ctx->ffsc_fix_path);
+	    }
+	    else
+		goto fail;
 
 	    /* create a new stack entry */
 	    sptr = ff_create_stack_element(file_path,
@@ -4940,6 +4968,7 @@
     }
 #endif
 
+fail:
     vim_free(file_path);
     return NULL;
 }