diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/thinkpad_acpi.c b/drivers/platform/x86/thinkpad_acpi.c
index f51662861738..22f871e9f53c 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/x86/thinkpad_acpi.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/x86/thinkpad_acpi.c
@@ -11681,7 +11681,7 @@ static int __init set_ibm_param(const char *val, const struct kernel_param *kp)
 		if (strcmp(ibm->name, kp->name) == 0 && ibm->write) {
 			if (strlen(val) > sizeof(ibms_init[i].param) - 1)
 				return -ENOSPC;
-			strcpy(ibms_init[i].param, val);
+			strscpy(ibms_init[i].param, val);
 			return 0;
 		}
 	}