diff --git a/crypto/ablkcipher.c b/crypto/ablkcipher.c
index 149e7a7f04fe..b524f702e658 100644
--- a/crypto/ablkcipher.c
+++ b/crypto/ablkcipher.c
@@ -384,6 +384,7 @@ static int crypto_ablkcipher_report(struct sk_buff *skb, struct crypto_alg *alg)
 	strncpy(rblkcipher.type, "ablkcipher", sizeof(rblkcipher.type));
 	strncpy(rblkcipher.geniv, alg->cra_ablkcipher.geniv ?: "<default>",
 		sizeof(rblkcipher.geniv));
+	rblkcipher.geniv[sizeof(rblkcipher.geniv) - 1] = '\0';
 
 	rblkcipher.blocksize = alg->cra_blocksize;
 	rblkcipher.min_keysize = alg->cra_ablkcipher.min_keysize;
@@ -465,6 +466,7 @@ static int crypto_givcipher_report(struct sk_buff *skb, struct crypto_alg *alg)
 	strncpy(rblkcipher.type, "givcipher", sizeof(rblkcipher.type));
 	strncpy(rblkcipher.geniv, alg->cra_ablkcipher.geniv ?: "<built-in>",
 		sizeof(rblkcipher.geniv));
+	rblkcipher.geniv[sizeof(rblkcipher.geniv) - 1] = '\0';
 
 	rblkcipher.blocksize = alg->cra_blocksize;
 	rblkcipher.min_keysize = alg->cra_ablkcipher.min_keysize;
diff --git a/crypto/blkcipher.c b/crypto/blkcipher.c
index 2d08e59b3212..d524f838eb10 100644
--- a/crypto/blkcipher.c
+++ b/crypto/blkcipher.c
@@ -515,6 +515,7 @@ static int crypto_blkcipher_report(struct sk_buff *skb, struct crypto_alg *alg)
 	strncpy(rblkcipher.type, "blkcipher", sizeof(rblkcipher.type));
 	strncpy(rblkcipher.geniv, alg->cra_blkcipher.geniv ?: "<default>",
 		sizeof(rblkcipher.geniv));
+	rblkcipher.geniv[sizeof(rblkcipher.geniv) - 1] = '\0';
 
 	rblkcipher.blocksize = alg->cra_blocksize;
 	rblkcipher.min_keysize = alg->cra_blkcipher.min_keysize;