diff --git a/kernel/trace/blktrace.c b/kernel/trace/blktrace.c
index d5d94510afd3..8fd292d34d89 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/blktrace.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/blktrace.c
@@ -524,8 +524,7 @@ static int do_blk_trace_setup(struct request_queue *q, char *name, dev_t dev,
 	if (!buts->buf_size || !buts->buf_nr)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	strncpy(buts->name, name, BLKTRACE_BDEV_SIZE);
-	buts->name[BLKTRACE_BDEV_SIZE - 1] = '\0';
+	strscpy_pad(buts->name, name, BLKTRACE_BDEV_SIZE);
 
 	/*
 	 * some device names have larger paths - convert the slashes