diff --git a/net/netfilter/x_tables.c b/net/netfilter/x_tables.c
index c83a3b5e1c6c..d8571f414208 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/x_tables.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/x_tables.c
@@ -892,7 +892,7 @@ void *xt_copy_counters_from_user(const void __user *user, unsigned int len,
 		if (copy_from_user(&compat_tmp, user, sizeof(compat_tmp)) != 0)
 			return ERR_PTR(-EFAULT);
 
-		strlcpy(info->name, compat_tmp.name, sizeof(info->name));
+		memcpy(info->name, compat_tmp.name, sizeof(info->name) - 1);
 		info->num_counters = compat_tmp.num_counters;
 		user += sizeof(compat_tmp);
 	} else
@@ -905,9 +905,9 @@ void *xt_copy_counters_from_user(const void __user *user, unsigned int len,
 		if (copy_from_user(info, user, sizeof(*info)) != 0)
 			return ERR_PTR(-EFAULT);
 
-		info->name[sizeof(info->name) - 1] = '\0';
 		user += sizeof(*info);
 	}
+	info->name[sizeof(info->name) - 1] = '\0';
 
 	size = sizeof(struct xt_counters);
 	size *= info->num_counters;