diff --git a/dmenubar/draw.c b/dmenubar/draw.c
index 066a0bf..dddede0 100644
--- a/dmenubar/draw.c
+++ b/dmenubar/draw.c
@@ -70,12 +70,12 @@ drawtext(const char *text, Bool invert, Bool border)
 	while(len && (w = textnw(buf, len)) > dc.w - h)
 		buf[--len] = 0;
 	if(len < olen) {
+		if(len > 1)
+			buf[len - 1] = '.';
+		if(len > 2)
+			buf[len - 2] = '.';
 		if(len > 3)
-			memcpy(buf + len - 4, "...\0", 4);
-		else if(len > 2)
-			memcpy(buf + len - 3, "..\0", 3);
-		else if(len > 1)
-			memcpy(buf + len - 2, ".\0", 2);
+			buf[len - 3] = '.';
 	}
 
 	if(w > dc.w)