diff --git a/drivers/soc/qcom/wcnss_ctrl.c b/drivers/soc/qcom/wcnss_ctrl.c
index df3ccb30bc2d..373400dd816d 100644
--- a/drivers/soc/qcom/wcnss_ctrl.c
+++ b/drivers/soc/qcom/wcnss_ctrl.c
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ struct rpmsg_endpoint *qcom_wcnss_open_channel(void *wcnss, const char *name, rp
 	struct rpmsg_channel_info chinfo;
 	struct wcnss_ctrl *_wcnss = wcnss;
 
-	strncpy(chinfo.name, name, sizeof(chinfo.name));
+	strscpy(chinfo.name, name, sizeof(chinfo.name));
 	chinfo.src = RPMSG_ADDR_ANY;
 	chinfo.dst = RPMSG_ADDR_ANY;