diff --git a/drivers/cpuidle/dt_idle_states.c b/drivers/cpuidle/dt_idle_states.c
index 12fec92a85fd..97feb7d8fb23 100644
--- a/drivers/cpuidle/dt_idle_states.c
+++ b/drivers/cpuidle/dt_idle_states.c
@@ -84,8 +84,8 @@ static int init_state_node(struct cpuidle_state *idle_state,
 	 *	replace with kstrdup and pointer assignment when name
 	 *	and desc become string pointers
 	 */
-	strncpy(idle_state->name, state_node->name, CPUIDLE_NAME_LEN - 1);
-	strncpy(idle_state->desc, desc, CPUIDLE_DESC_LEN - 1);
+	strscpy(idle_state->name, state_node->name, CPUIDLE_NAME_LEN);
+	strscpy(idle_state->desc, desc, CPUIDLE_DESC_LEN);
 	return 0;
 }