diff --git a/fs/proc/vmcore.c b/fs/proc/vmcore.c
index 1fb213f379a5..5d08d4d159d3 100644
--- a/fs/proc/vmcore.c
+++ b/fs/proc/vmcore.c
@@ -1370,9 +1370,8 @@ static void vmcoredd_write_header(void *buf, struct vmcoredd_data *data,
 	vdd_hdr->n_descsz = size + sizeof(vdd_hdr->dump_name);
 	vdd_hdr->n_type = NT_VMCOREDD;
 
-	strncpy((char *)vdd_hdr->name, VMCOREDD_NOTE_NAME,
-		sizeof(vdd_hdr->name));
-	memcpy(vdd_hdr->dump_name, data->dump_name, sizeof(vdd_hdr->dump_name));
+	strscpy_pad(vdd_hdr->name, VMCOREDD_NOTE_NAME);
+	strscpy_pad(vdd_hdr->dump_name, data->dump_name);
 }
 
 /**