diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/cgx.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/cgx.c
index e06f77ad6106..6c70c8498690 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/cgx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeontx2/af/cgx.c
@@ -1218,8 +1218,6 @@ static inline void link_status_user_format(u64 lstat,
 					   struct cgx_link_user_info *linfo,
 					   struct cgx *cgx, u8 lmac_id)
 {
-	const char *lmac_string;
-
 	linfo->link_up = FIELD_GET(RESP_LINKSTAT_UP, lstat);
 	linfo->full_duplex = FIELD_GET(RESP_LINKSTAT_FDUPLEX, lstat);
 	linfo->speed = cgx_speed_mbps[FIELD_GET(RESP_LINKSTAT_SPEED, lstat)];
@@ -1230,12 +1228,12 @@ static inline void link_status_user_format(u64 lstat,
 	if (linfo->lmac_type_id >= LMAC_MODE_MAX) {
 		dev_err(&cgx->pdev->dev, "Unknown lmac_type_id %d reported by firmware on cgx port%d:%d",
 			linfo->lmac_type_id, cgx->cgx_id, lmac_id);
-		strncpy(linfo->lmac_type, "Unknown", LMACTYPE_STR_LEN - 1);
+		strscpy(linfo->lmac_type, "Unknown", sizeof(linfo->lmac_type));
 		return;
 	}
 
-	lmac_string = cgx_lmactype_string[linfo->lmac_type_id];
-	strncpy(linfo->lmac_type, lmac_string, LMACTYPE_STR_LEN - 1);
+	strscpy(linfo->lmac_type, cgx_lmactype_string[linfo->lmac_type_id],
+		sizeof(linfo->lmac_type));
 }
 
 /* Hardware event handlers */