diff --git a/drivers/misc/mei/bus.c b/drivers/misc/mei/bus.c
index 09dad2d..1cf3a72 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/mei/bus.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/mei/bus.c
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
 
 	dev_dbg(dev, "Device probe\n");
 
-	strncpy(id.name, dev_name(dev), sizeof(id.name));
+	strlcpy(id.name, dev_name(dev), sizeof(id.name));
 
 	return driver->probe(device, &id);
 }