diff --git a/drivers/nvme/target/trace.h b/drivers/nvme/target/trace.h
index c14e3249a14d..6109b3806b12 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/target/trace.h
+++ b/drivers/nvme/target/trace.h
@@ -48,10 +48,13 @@ static inline struct nvmet_ctrl *nvmet_req_to_ctrl(struct nvmet_req *req)
 
 static inline void __assign_req_name(char *name, struct nvmet_req *req)
 {
-	if (req->ns)
-		strncpy(name, req->ns->device_path, DISK_NAME_LEN);
-	else
+	if (!req->ns) {
 		memset(name, 0, DISK_NAME_LEN);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	strncpy(name, req->ns->device_path,
+		min_t(size_t, DISK_NAME_LEN, strlen(req->ns->device_path)));
 }
 #endif