diff --git a/drivers/staging/speakup/kobjects.c b/drivers/staging/speakup/kobjects.c
index dea018cba094..1253fe118044 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/speakup/kobjects.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/speakup/kobjects.c
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ static ssize_t synth_store(struct kobject *kobj, struct kobj_attribute *attr,
 	len = strlen(buf);
 	if (len < 2 || len > 9)
 		return -EINVAL;
-	strncpy(new_synth_name, buf, len);
+	memcpy(new_synth_name, buf, len);
 	if (new_synth_name[len - 1] == '\n')
 		len--;
 	new_synth_name[len] = '\0';
@@ -517,7 +517,7 @@ static ssize_t punc_store(struct kobject *kobj, struct kobj_attribute *attr,
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	strncpy(punc_buf, buf, x);
+	memcpy(punc_buf, buf, x);
 
 	while (x && punc_buf[x - 1] == '\n')
 		x--;