diff --git a/net/dsa/slave.c b/net/dsa/slave.c
index 527b1d576460ff5538eb00f1750a65ad16db87b1..48db91b33390bb5d24f4ed1adfb034dfdc74c2a4 100644
--- a/net/dsa/slave.c
+++ b/net/dsa/slave.c
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #include <linux/if_hsr.h>
 #include <net/dcbnl.h>
 #include <linux/netpoll.h>
+#include <linux/string.h>
 
 #include "dsa.h"
 #include "port.h"
@@ -1056,10 +1057,10 @@ static void dsa_slave_get_strings(struct net_device *dev,
 	if (stringset == ETH_SS_STATS) {
 		int len = ETH_GSTRING_LEN;
 
-		strncpy(data, "tx_packets", len);
-		strncpy(data + len, "tx_bytes", len);
-		strncpy(data + 2 * len, "rx_packets", len);
-		strncpy(data + 3 * len, "rx_bytes", len);
+		strscpy_pad(data, "tx_packets", len);
+		strscpy_pad(data + len, "tx_bytes", len);
+		strscpy_pad(data + 2 * len, "rx_packets", len);
+		strscpy_pad(data + 3 * len, "rx_bytes", len);
 		if (ds->ops->get_strings)
 			ds->ops->get_strings(ds, dp->index, stringset,
 					     data + 4 * len);