diff --git a/drivers/block/aoe/aoenet.c b/drivers/block/aoe/aoenet.c
index 63773a90581d..c51ea95bc2ce 100644
--- a/drivers/block/aoe/aoenet.c
+++ b/drivers/block/aoe/aoenet.c
@@ -39,8 +39,7 @@ static struct ktstate kts;
 #ifndef MODULE
 static int __init aoe_iflist_setup(char *str)
 {
-	strncpy(aoe_iflist, str, IFLISTSZ);
-	aoe_iflist[IFLISTSZ - 1] = '\0';
+	strscpy(aoe_iflist, str, IFLISTSZ);
 	return 1;
 }