diff --git a/drivers/net/e1000/e1000_main.c b/drivers/net/e1000/e1000_main.c
index 082c029..bd67380 100644
--- a/drivers/net/e1000/e1000_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/e1000/e1000_main.c
@@ -759,7 +759,7 @@
 #ifdef CONFIG_NET_POLL_CONTROLLER
 	netdev->poll_controller = e1000_netpoll;
 #endif
-	strcpy(netdev->name, pci_name(pdev));
+	strncpy(netdev->name, pci_name(pdev), sizeof(netdev->name) - 1);
 
 	netdev->mem_start = mmio_start;
 	netdev->mem_end = mmio_start + mmio_len;