diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-omap.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-omap.c
index fdd83277c8a81ac22441ce7ddea5188b0247e34f..f2b82ee39adf0c11ca4bce231539c841a47e32c3 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-omap.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-omap.c
@@ -879,7 +879,7 @@ omap_i2c_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	i2c_set_adapdata(adap, dev);
 	adap->owner = THIS_MODULE;
 	adap->class = I2C_CLASS_HWMON;
-	strncpy(adap->name, "OMAP I2C adapter", sizeof(adap->name));
+	strlcpy(adap->name, "OMAP I2C adapter", sizeof(adap->name));
 	adap->algo = &omap_i2c_algo;
 	adap->dev.parent = &pdev->dev;