diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_main.c
index f7ed122f40717ee4392041e09e1b2396e640370b..d5648fc666bdf6f663505bbb433abebac08dbd48 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_main.c
@@ -3052,9 +3052,8 @@ static void bnx2x_drv_info_ether_stat(struct bnx2x *bp)
 	struct eth_stats_info *ether_stat =
 		&bp->slowpath->drv_info_to_mcp.ether_stat;
 
-	/* leave last char as NULL */
-	memcpy(ether_stat->version, DRV_MODULE_VERSION,
-	       ETH_STAT_INFO_VERSION_LEN - 1);
+	strlcpy(ether_stat->version, DRV_MODULE_VERSION,
+		ETH_STAT_INFO_VERSION_LEN);
 
 	bp->sp_objs[0].mac_obj.get_n_elements(bp, &bp->sp_objs[0].mac_obj,
 					DRV_INFO_ETH_STAT_NUM_MACS_REQUIRED,