diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_xattr.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_xattr.c
index c325a28b89a8..10aa1fd39d2b 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_xattr.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_xattr.c
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ __xfs_xattr_put_listent(
 		return;
 	}
 	offset = context->buffer + context->count;
-	strncpy(offset, prefix, prefix_len);
+	memcpy(offset, prefix, prefix_len);
 	offset += prefix_len;
 	strncpy(offset, (char *)name, namelen);			/* real name */
 	offset += namelen;