diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_ptp.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_ptp.c
index 5184e2a1a7d8249bc746ce6496e55f5789a0e949..9e54fcc13bc95288c8ed93cc4743769757c69e54 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_ptp.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_ptp.c
@@ -840,7 +840,9 @@ void ixgbe_ptp_init(struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter)
 
 	switch (adapter->hw.mac.type) {
 	case ixgbe_mac_X540:
-		snprintf(adapter->ptp_caps.name, 16, "%s", netdev->name);
+		snprintf(adapter->ptp_caps.name,
+			 sizeof(adapter->ptp_caps.name),
+			 "%s", netdev->name);
 		adapter->ptp_caps.owner = THIS_MODULE;
 		adapter->ptp_caps.max_adj = 250000000;
 		adapter->ptp_caps.n_alarm = 0;
@@ -854,7 +856,9 @@ void ixgbe_ptp_init(struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter)
 		adapter->ptp_caps.enable = ixgbe_ptp_enable;
 		break;
 	case ixgbe_mac_82599EB:
-		snprintf(adapter->ptp_caps.name, 16, "%s", netdev->name);
+		snprintf(adapter->ptp_caps.name,
+			 sizeof(adapter->ptp_caps.name),
+			 "%s", netdev->name);
 		adapter->ptp_caps.owner = THIS_MODULE;
 		adapter->ptp_caps.max_adj = 250000000;
 		adapter->ptp_caps.n_alarm = 0;