diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/microchip/sparx5/sparx5_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/microchip/sparx5/sparx5_ethtool.c
index 01f3a3a41cdb..37d2584b48a7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/microchip/sparx5/sparx5_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/microchip/sparx5/sparx5_ethtool.c
@@ -1012,8 +1012,7 @@ static void sparx5_get_sset_strings(struct net_device *ndev, u32 sset, u8 *data)
 		return;
 
 	for (idx = 0; idx < sparx5->num_ethtool_stats; idx++)
-		strncpy(data + idx * ETH_GSTRING_LEN,
-			sparx5->stats_layout[idx], ETH_GSTRING_LEN);
+		ethtool_sprintf(&data, "%s", sparx5->stats_layout[idx]);
 }
 
 static void sparx5_get_sset_data(struct net_device *ndev,