diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c
index 2094f413cbe4..30c47b8470ad 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c
@@ -5247,7 +5247,8 @@ static void handle_vpd_rsp(union ibmvnic_crq *crq,
 	/* copy firmware version string from vpd into adapter */
 	if ((substr + 3 + fw_level_len) <
 	    (adapter->vpd->buff + adapter->vpd->len)) {
-		strncpy((char *)adapter->fw_version, substr + 3, fw_level_len);
+		strscpy(adapter->fw_version, substr + 3,
+			sizeof(adapter->fw_version));
 	} else {
 		dev_info(dev, "FW substr extrapolated VPD buff\n");
 	}