diff --git a/arch/m68k/kernel/setup_no.c b/arch/m68k/kernel/setup_no.c
index f9872098f5ca..f724875b15cc 100644
--- a/arch/m68k/kernel/setup_no.c
+++ b/arch/m68k/kernel/setup_no.c
@@ -145,8 +145,7 @@ void __init setup_arch(char **cmdline_p)
 
 	/* Keep a copy of command line */
 	*cmdline_p = &command_line[0];
-	memcpy(boot_command_line, command_line, COMMAND_LINE_SIZE);
-	boot_command_line[COMMAND_LINE_SIZE-1] = 0;
+	strscpy(boot_command_line, command_line, COMMAND_LINE_SIZE);
 
 	/*
 	 * Give all the memory to the bootmap allocator, tell it to put the