diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlge/qlge_dbg.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlge/qlge_dbg.c
index 829be21f97b21dd694c6cad732b06a899be106c8..28ea0af89aefeb2a733801af03a21b20d269cb37 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlge/qlge_dbg.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlge/qlge_dbg.c
@@ -765,7 +765,7 @@ int ql_core_dump(struct ql_adapter *qdev, struct ql_mpi_coredump *mpi_coredump)
 		sizeof(struct mpi_coredump_global_header);
 	mpi_coredump->mpi_global_header.imageSize =
 		sizeof(struct ql_mpi_coredump);
-	memcpy(mpi_coredump->mpi_global_header.idString, "MPI Coredump",
+	strncpy(mpi_coredump->mpi_global_header.idString, "MPI Coredump",
 		sizeof(mpi_coredump->mpi_global_header.idString));
 
 	/* Get generic NIC reg dump */
@@ -1255,7 +1255,7 @@ static void ql_gen_reg_dump(struct ql_adapter *qdev,
 		sizeof(struct mpi_coredump_global_header);
 	mpi_coredump->mpi_global_header.imageSize =
 		sizeof(struct ql_reg_dump);
-	memcpy(mpi_coredump->mpi_global_header.idString, "MPI Coredump",
+	strncpy(mpi_coredump->mpi_global_header.idString, "MPI Coredump",
 		sizeof(mpi_coredump->mpi_global_header.idString));