diff --git a/drivers/usb/gadget/configfs.c b/drivers/usb/gadget/configfs.c
index b7d2a1313a68..ce3cfa1f36f5 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/gadget/configfs.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/gadget/configfs.c
@@ -606,10 +606,11 @@ static struct config_group *function_make(
 	char *instance_name;
 	int ret;
 
-	ret = snprintf(buf, MAX_NAME_LEN, "%s", name);
-	if (ret >= MAX_NAME_LEN)
+	if (strlen(name) >= MAX_NAME_LEN)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENAMETOOLONG);
 
+	scnprintf(buf, MAX_NAME_LEN, "%s", name);
+
 	func_name = buf;
 	instance_name = strchr(func_name, '.');
 	if (!instance_name) {
@@ -701,10 +702,12 @@ static struct config_group *config_desc_make(
 	int ret;
 
 	gi = container_of(group, struct gadget_info, configs_group);
-	ret = snprintf(buf, MAX_NAME_LEN, "%s", name);
-	if (ret >= MAX_NAME_LEN)
+
+	if (strlen(name) >= MAX_NAME_LEN)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENAMETOOLONG);
 
+	scnprintf(buf, MAX_NAME_LEN, "%s", name);
+
 	num_str = strchr(buf, '.');
 	if (!num_str) {
 		pr_err("Unable to locate . in name.bConfigurationValue\n");