diff --git a/net/tipc/netlink_compat.c b/net/tipc/netlink_compat.c
index 392d72d65e60..8d2e54c4bda6 100644
--- a/net/tipc/netlink_compat.c
+++ b/net/tipc/netlink_compat.c
@@ -516,7 +516,7 @@ static int tipc_nl_compat_link_stat_dump(struct tipc_nl_compat_msg *msg,
 	if (len <= 0)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	len = min_t(int, len, TIPC_MAX_BEARER_NAME);
+	len = min_t(int, len, TIPC_MAX_LINK_NAME);
 	if (!string_is_valid(name, len))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
@@ -791,7 +791,7 @@ static int tipc_nl_compat_link_reset_stats(struct tipc_nl_compat_cmd_doit *cmd,
 	if (len <= 0)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	len = min_t(int, len, TIPC_MAX_BEARER_NAME);
+	len = min_t(int, len, TIPC_MAX_LINK_NAME);
 	if (!string_is_valid(name, len))
 		return -EINVAL;