diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/core.c b/drivers/nvme/host/core.c
index 63932dea74a1..8cecb36b5af1 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/core.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/core.c
@@ -2076,7 +2076,7 @@ static void nvme_init_subnqn(struct nvme_subsystem *subsys, struct nvme_ctrl *ct
 
 	nqnlen = strnlen(id->subnqn, NVMF_NQN_SIZE);
 	if (nqnlen > 0 && nqnlen < NVMF_NQN_SIZE) {
-		strncpy(subsys->subnqn, id->subnqn, NVMF_NQN_SIZE);
+		strlcpy(subsys->subnqn, id->subnqn, NVMF_NQN_SIZE);
 		return;
 	}