diff --git a/kernel/bpf/helpers.c b/kernel/bpf/helpers.c
index 4504ca66118d..50da680c479f 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/helpers.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/helpers.c
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ static u64 bpf_get_current_comm(u64 r1, u64 size, u64 r3, u64 r4, u64 r5)
 	if (!task)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	memcpy(buf, task->comm, min_t(size_t, size, sizeof(task->comm)));
+	strlcpy(buf, task->comm, min_t(size_t, size, sizeof(task->comm)));
 	return 0;
 }