diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/core/sa_query.c b/drivers/infiniband/core/sa_query.c
index 8c930bf1df89..de88f472eaad 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/core/sa_query.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/core/sa_query.c
@@ -760,8 +760,9 @@ static void ib_nl_set_path_rec_attrs(struct sk_buff *skb,
 
 	/* Construct the family header first */
 	header = skb_put(skb, NLMSG_ALIGN(sizeof(*header)));
-	memcpy(header->device_name, dev_name(&query->port->agent->device->dev),
-	       LS_DEVICE_NAME_MAX);
+	strscpy_pad(header->device_name,
+		    dev_name(&query->port->agent->device->dev),
+		    LS_DEVICE_NAME_MAX);
 	header->port_num = query->port->port_num;
 
 	if ((comp_mask & IB_SA_PATH_REC_REVERSIBLE) &&