diff --git a/include/linux/fortify-string.h b/include/linux/fortify-string.h
index c1be37437e77..0c70febd03e9 100644
--- a/include/linux/fortify-string.h
+++ b/include/linux/fortify-string.h
@@ -280,7 +280,10 @@ __FORTIFY_INLINE char *strcpy(char *p, const char *q)
 	if (p_size == (size_t)-1 && q_size == (size_t)-1)
 		return __underlying_strcpy(p, q);
 	size = strlen(q) + 1;
-	/* test here to use the more stringent object size */
+	/* Compile-time check for const size overflow. */
+	if (__builtin_constant_p(size) && p_size < size)
+		__write_overflow();
+	/* Run-time check for dynamic size overflow. */
 	if (p_size < size)
 		fortify_panic(__func__);
 	memcpy(p, q, size);