diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/prom.c b/arch/mips/kernel/prom.c
index 5712bb532245..7e954042f252 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/prom.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/prom.c
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ __init void mips_set_machine_name(const char *name)
 	if (name == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	strncpy(mips_machine_name, name, sizeof(mips_machine_name));
+	strlcpy(mips_machine_name, name, sizeof(mips_machine_name));
 	pr_info("MIPS: machine is %s\n", mips_get_machine_name());
 }