diff --git a/drivers/s390/net/qeth_core_main.c b/drivers/s390/net/qeth_core_main.c
index cd783290bde5..6af2511e070c 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/net/qeth_core_main.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/net/qeth_core_main.c
@@ -6226,7 +6226,7 @@ static int qeth_add_dbf_entry(struct qeth_card *card, char *name)
 	new_entry = kzalloc(sizeof(struct qeth_dbf_entry), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!new_entry)
 		goto err_dbg;
-	strncpy(new_entry->dbf_name, name, DBF_NAME_LEN);
+	strscpy(new_entry->dbf_name, name, sizeof(new_entry->dbf_name));
 	new_entry->dbf_info = card->debug;
 	mutex_lock(&qeth_dbf_list_mutex);
 	list_add(&new_entry->dbf_list, &qeth_dbf_list);