diff --git a/drivers/soc/qcom/cmd-db.c b/drivers/soc/qcom/cmd-db.c
index b4e613c34a5c..d84572662017 100644
--- a/drivers/soc/qcom/cmd-db.c
+++ b/drivers/soc/qcom/cmd-db.c
@@ -153,12 +153,7 @@ static int cmd_db_get_header(const char *id, const struct entry_header **eh,
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	/*
-	 * Pad out query string to same length as in DB. NOTE: the output
-	 * query string is not necessarily '\0' terminated if it bumps up
-	 * against the max size. That's OK and expected.
-	 */
-	strncpy(query, id, sizeof(query));
+	strtomem_pad(query, id, 0);
 
 	for (i = 0; i < MAX_SLV_ID; i++) {
 		rsc_hdr = &cmd_db_header->header[i];