diff --git a/drivers/scsi/ips.c b/drivers/scsi/ips.c
index ec85ccce9664..2e6077c502fc 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/ips.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/ips.c
@@ -2239,7 +2239,7 @@ ips_get_bios_version(ips_ha_t * ha, int intr)
 	major = 0;
 	minor = 0;
 
-	strncpy(ha->bios_version, "       ?", 8);
+	memcpy(ha->bios_version, "       ?", 8);
 
 	if (ha->pcidev->device == IPS_DEVICEID_COPPERHEAD) {
 		if (IPS_USE_MEMIO(ha)) {
@@ -3515,11 +3515,11 @@ ips_send_cmd(ips_ha_t * ha, ips_scb_t * scb)
 					inquiry.Flags[1] =
 					    IPS_SCSI_INQ_WBus16 |
 					    IPS_SCSI_INQ_Sync;
-					strncpy(inquiry.VendorId, "IBM     ",
+					memcpy(inquiry.VendorId, "IBM     ",
 						8);
-					strncpy(inquiry.ProductId,
+					memcpy(inquiry.ProductId,
 						"SERVERAID       ", 16);
-					strncpy(inquiry.ProductRevisionLevel,
+					memcpy(inquiry.ProductRevisionLevel,
 						"1.00", 4);
 
 					ips_scmd_buf_write(scb->scsi_cmd,
@@ -4036,9 +4036,9 @@ ips_inquiry(ips_ha_t * ha, ips_scb_t * scb)
 	inquiry.Flags[0] = IPS_SCSI_INQ_Address16;
 	inquiry.Flags[1] =
 	    IPS_SCSI_INQ_WBus16 | IPS_SCSI_INQ_Sync | IPS_SCSI_INQ_CmdQue;
-	strncpy(inquiry.VendorId, "IBM     ", 8);
-	strncpy(inquiry.ProductId, "SERVERAID       ", 16);
-	strncpy(inquiry.ProductRevisionLevel, "1.00", 4);
+	memcpy(inquiry.VendorId, "IBM     ", 8);
+	memcpy(inquiry.ProductId, "SERVERAID       ", 16);
+	memcpy(inquiry.ProductRevisionLevel, "1.00", 4);
 
 	ips_scmd_buf_write(scb->scsi_cmd, &inquiry, sizeof (inquiry));
 
@@ -5620,10 +5620,10 @@ ips_write_driver_status(ips_ha_t * ha, int intr)
 	/* change values (as needed) */
 	ha->nvram->operating_system = IPS_OS_LINUX;
 	ha->nvram->adapter_type = ha->ad_type;
-	strncpy((char *) ha->nvram->driver_high, IPS_VERSION_HIGH, 4);
-	strncpy((char *) ha->nvram->driver_low, IPS_VERSION_LOW, 4);
-	strncpy((char *) ha->nvram->bios_high, ha->bios_version, 4);
-	strncpy((char *) ha->nvram->bios_low, ha->bios_version + 4, 4);
+	memcpy((char *) ha->nvram->driver_high, IPS_VERSION_HIGH, 4);
+	memcpy((char *) ha->nvram->driver_low, IPS_VERSION_LOW, 4);
+	memcpy((char *) ha->nvram->bios_high, ha->bios_version, 4);
+	memcpy((char *) ha->nvram->bios_low, ha->bios_version + 4, 4);
 
 	ha->nvram->versioning = 0;	/* Indicate the Driver Does Not Support Versioning */