diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/data_direct.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/data_direct.c
index 8e89dbe40c23..d57484245c38 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/data_direct.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/data_direct.c
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ int mlx5_data_direct_ib_reg(struct mlx5_ib_dev *ibdev, char *vuid)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	reg->ibdev = ibdev;
-	strcpy(reg->vuid, vuid);
+	strscpy(reg->vuid, vuid);
 
 	mutex_lock(&mlx5_data_direct_mutex);
 	list_for_each_entry(dev, &mlx5_data_direct_dev_list, list) {