diff --git a/kernel/bpf/helpers.c b/kernel/bpf/helpers.c
index 6be16db9f188..b6a5cda5bb59 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/helpers.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/helpers.c
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ BPF_CALL_2(bpf_get_current_comm, char *, buf, u32, size)
 		goto err_clear;
 
 	/* Verifier guarantees that size > 0 */
-	strscpy(buf, task->comm, size);
+	strscpy_pad(buf, task->comm, size);
 	return 0;
 err_clear:
 	memset(buf, 0, size);