diff --git a/drivers/misc/mei/bus.c b/drivers/misc/mei/bus.c
index 09dad2df7aaeab55200c130ecfdf0ca228bf739c..1cf3a72f295493d689ff44a8d4363ccf7b65be9a 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/mei/bus.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/mei/bus.c
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ static int mei_cl_device_probe(struct device *dev)
 
 	dev_dbg(dev, "Device probe\n");
 
-	strncpy(id.name, dev_name(dev), sizeof(id.name));
+	strlcpy(id.name, dev_name(dev), sizeof(id.name));
 
 	return driver->probe(device, &id);
 }