diff --git a/drivers/staging/usbip/userspace/libsrc/usbip_common.c b/drivers/staging/usbip/userspace/libsrc/usbip_common.c
index 17e08e0..66f03cc 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/usbip/userspace/libsrc/usbip_common.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/usbip/userspace/libsrc/usbip_common.c
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@
 		goto err;
 	}
 
-	ret = sscanf(attr->value, "%s\n", speed);
+	ret = sscanf(attr->value, "%99s\n", speed);
 	if (ret < 1) {
 		dbg("sscanf failed");
 		goto err;