diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfpcore/nfp_resource.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfpcore/nfp_resource.c
index ce7492a6a98f..279ea0b56955 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfpcore/nfp_resource.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/nfpcore/nfp_resource.c
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ nfp_resource_acquire(struct nfp_cpp *cpp, const char *name)
 	if (!res)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 
-	strncpy(res->name, name, NFP_RESOURCE_ENTRY_NAME_SZ);
+	strscpy(res->name, name, sizeof(res->name));
 
 	dev_mutex = nfp_cpp_mutex_alloc(cpp, NFP_RESOURCE_TBL_TARGET,
 					NFP_RESOURCE_TBL_BASE,