diff --git a/sound/core/oss/mixer_oss.c b/sound/core/oss/mixer_oss.c
index d8359cfeca15a43484eb3bdc710123bfefe234a2..1b5e0c49a0addeb2698df665961773893690ced2 100644
--- a/sound/core/oss/mixer_oss.c
+++ b/sound/core/oss/mixer_oss.c
@@ -499,7 +499,7 @@ static struct snd_kcontrol *snd_mixer_oss_test_id(struct snd_mixer_oss *mixer, c
 	
 	memset(&id, 0, sizeof(id));
 	id.iface = SNDRV_CTL_ELEM_IFACE_MIXER;
-	strcpy(id.name, name);
+	strlcpy(id.name, name, sizeof(id.name));
 	id.index = index;
 	return snd_ctl_find_id(card, &id);
 }