diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
index 4a27f6cb07d3..4472bb1ec83c 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
@@ -2553,7 +2553,7 @@ void cpufreq_unregister_governor(struct cpufreq_governor *governor)
 	for_each_inactive_policy(policy) {
 		if (!strcmp(policy->last_governor, governor->name)) {
 			policy->governor = NULL;
-			strcpy(policy->last_governor, "\0");
+			policy->last_governor[0] = '\0';
 		}
 	}
 	read_unlock_irqrestore(&cpufreq_driver_lock, flags);