diff --git a/arch/mips/sgi-ip32/ip32-setup.c b/arch/mips/sgi-ip32/ip32-setup.c
index aeb0805aae57..c2ebc4bbd866 100644
--- a/arch/mips/sgi-ip32/ip32-setup.c
+++ b/arch/mips/sgi-ip32/ip32-setup.c
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #include <linux/interrupt.h>
 #include <linux/param.h>
 #include <linux/sched.h>
+#include <linux/string.h>
 
 #include <asm/bootinfo.h>
 #include <asm/mipsregs.h>
@@ -90,7 +91,7 @@ void __init plat_mem_setup(void)
 			static char options[8] __initdata;
 			char *baud = ArcGetEnvironmentVariable("dbaud");
 			if (baud)
-				strcpy(options, baud);
+				strscpy(options, baud);
 			add_preferred_console("ttyS", *(con + 1) == '2' ? 1 : 0,
 					      baud ? options : NULL);
 		}