diff --git a/include/trace/events/rcu.h b/include/trace/events/rcu.h
index 90b2fb0292cb..c19ac1fa8a60 100644
--- a/include/trace/events/rcu.h
+++ b/include/trace/events/rcu.h
@@ -776,9 +776,7 @@ TRACE_EVENT_RCU(rcu_torture_read,
 	),
 
 	TP_fast_assign(
-		strncpy(__entry->rcutorturename, rcutorturename,
-			RCUTORTURENAME_LEN);
-		__entry->rcutorturename[RCUTORTURENAME_LEN - 1] = 0;
+		strscpy(__entry->rcutorturename, rcutorturename, RCUTORTURENAME_LEN);
 		__entry->rhp = rhp;
 		__entry->secs = secs;
 		__entry->c_old = c_old;