diff --git a/drivers/net/macvlan.c b/drivers/net/macvlan.c
index 61550122b563..0ccabde8e9c9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/macvlan.c
+++ b/drivers/net/macvlan.c
@@ -831,7 +831,7 @@ static int macvlan_do_ioctl(struct net_device *dev, struct ifreq *ifr, int cmd)
 	struct ifreq ifrr;
 	int err = -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
-	strncpy(ifrr.ifr_name, real_dev->name, IFNAMSIZ);
+	strscpy(ifrr.ifr_name, real_dev->name, IFNAMSIZ);
 	ifrr.ifr_ifru = ifr->ifr_ifru;
 
 	switch (cmd) {