diff --git a/kernel/trace/ftrace.c b/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
index 6893d5a2bf086014f2919496ca7062c246935dad..db143742704b4c36b60f7c296d7f79dc1d1ed057 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
@@ -3441,14 +3441,14 @@ static char ftrace_filter_buf[FTRACE_FILTER_SIZE] __initdata;
 
 static int __init set_ftrace_notrace(char *str)
 {
-	strncpy(ftrace_notrace_buf, str, FTRACE_FILTER_SIZE);
+	strlcpy(ftrace_notrace_buf, str, FTRACE_FILTER_SIZE);
 	return 1;
 }
 __setup("ftrace_notrace=", set_ftrace_notrace);
 
 static int __init set_ftrace_filter(char *str)
 {
-	strncpy(ftrace_filter_buf, str, FTRACE_FILTER_SIZE);
+	strlcpy(ftrace_filter_buf, str, FTRACE_FILTER_SIZE);
 	return 1;
 }
 __setup("ftrace_filter=", set_ftrace_filter);