diff --git a/drivers/edac/thunderx_edac.c b/drivers/edac/thunderx_edac.c
index f13674081cb6..4dca21b39bf7 100644
--- a/drivers/edac/thunderx_edac.c
+++ b/drivers/edac/thunderx_edac.c
@@ -1133,7 +1133,7 @@ static irqreturn_t thunderx_ocx_com_threaded_isr(int irq, void *irq_id)
 		decode_register(other, OCX_OTHER_SIZE,
 				ocx_com_errors, ctx->reg_com_int);
 
-		strncat(msg, other, OCX_MESSAGE_SIZE);
+		strlcat(msg, other, OCX_MESSAGE_SIZE);
 
 		for (lane = 0; lane < OCX_RX_LANES; lane++)
 			if (ctx->reg_com_int & BIT(lane)) {
@@ -1142,12 +1142,12 @@ static irqreturn_t thunderx_ocx_com_threaded_isr(int irq, void *irq_id)
 					 lane, ctx->reg_lane_int[lane],
 					 lane, ctx->reg_lane_stat11[lane]);
 
-				strncat(msg, other, OCX_MESSAGE_SIZE);
+				strlcat(msg, other, OCX_MESSAGE_SIZE);
 
 				decode_register(other, OCX_OTHER_SIZE,
 						ocx_lane_errors,
 						ctx->reg_lane_int[lane]);
-				strncat(msg, other, OCX_MESSAGE_SIZE);
+				strlcat(msg, other, OCX_MESSAGE_SIZE);
 			}
 
 		if (ctx->reg_com_int & OCX_COM_INT_CE)
@@ -1217,7 +1217,7 @@ static irqreturn_t thunderx_ocx_lnk_threaded_isr(int irq, void *irq_id)
 		decode_register(other, OCX_OTHER_SIZE,
 				ocx_com_link_errors, ctx->reg_com_link_int);
 
-		strncat(msg, other, OCX_MESSAGE_SIZE);
+		strlcat(msg, other, OCX_MESSAGE_SIZE);
 
 		if (ctx->reg_com_link_int & OCX_COM_LINK_INT_UE)
 			edac_device_handle_ue(ocx->edac_dev, 0, 0, msg);
@@ -1896,7 +1896,7 @@ static irqreturn_t thunderx_l2c_threaded_isr(int irq, void *irq_id)
 
 		decode_register(other, L2C_OTHER_SIZE, l2_errors, ctx->reg_int);
 
-		strncat(msg, other, L2C_MESSAGE_SIZE);
+		strlcat(msg, other, L2C_MESSAGE_SIZE);
 
 		if (ctx->reg_int & mask_ue)
 			edac_device_handle_ue(l2c->edac_dev, 0, 0, msg);