diff --git a/fs/nfs/idmap.c b/fs/nfs/idmap.c
index dc0f98d..c516da5 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/idmap.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/idmap.c
@@ -726,9 +726,9 @@
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static int nfs_idmap_instantiate(struct key *key, struct key *authkey, char *data)
+static int nfs_idmap_instantiate(struct key *key, struct key *authkey, char *data, size_t datalen)
 {
-	return key_instantiate_and_link(key, data, strlen(data) + 1,
+	return key_instantiate_and_link(key, data, datalen,
 					id_resolver_cache->thread_keyring,
 					authkey);
 }
@@ -738,6 +738,7 @@
 		struct key *key, struct key *authkey)
 {
 	char id_str[NFS_UINT_MAXLEN];
+	size_t len;
 	int ret = -ENOKEY;
 
 	/* ret = -ENOKEY */
@@ -747,13 +748,15 @@
 	case IDMAP_CONV_NAMETOID:
 		if (strcmp(upcall->im_name, im->im_name) != 0)
 			break;
-		sprintf(id_str, "%d", im->im_id);
-		ret = nfs_idmap_instantiate(key, authkey, id_str);
+		/* Note: here we store the NUL terminator too */
+		len = sprintf(id_str, "%d", im->im_id) + 1;
+		ret = nfs_idmap_instantiate(key, authkey, id_str, len);
 		break;
 	case IDMAP_CONV_IDTONAME:
 		if (upcall->im_id != im->im_id)
 			break;
-		ret = nfs_idmap_instantiate(key, authkey, im->im_name);
+		len = strlen(im->im_name);
+		ret = nfs_idmap_instantiate(key, authkey, im->im_name, len);
 		break;
 	default:
 		ret = -EINVAL;