diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/vio.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/vio.c
index d38cc08b16c7f23831e3af558bfe35908e14af47..cb92d8204ec79f4e002d694cfc450844952f090f 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/vio.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/vio.c
@@ -1531,12 +1531,12 @@ static ssize_t modalias_show(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
 
 	dn = dev->of_node;
 	if (!dn) {
-		strcat(buf, "\n");
+		strcpy(buf, "\n");
 		return strlen(buf);
 	}
 	cp = of_get_property(dn, "compatible", NULL);
 	if (!cp) {
-		strcat(buf, "\n");
+		strcpy(buf, "\n");
 		return strlen(buf);
 	}