diff --git a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/os_dep/ioctl_linux.c b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/os_dep/ioctl_linux.c
index 51f46696a593..4f0ae821d193 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/os_dep/ioctl_linux.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/os_dep/ioctl_linux.c
@@ -1926,7 +1926,7 @@ static int rtw_wx_set_enc_ext(struct net_device *dev,
 		return -1;
 	}
 
-	strncpy((char *)param->u.crypt.alg, alg_name, IEEE_CRYPT_ALG_NAME_LEN);
+	strlcpy((char *)param->u.crypt.alg, alg_name, IEEE_CRYPT_ALG_NAME_LEN);
 
 	if (pext->ext_flags & IW_ENCODE_EXT_SET_TX_KEY)
 		param->u.crypt.set_tx = 1;