diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mce/dev-mcelog.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mce/dev-mcelog.c
index a4fd5287f02f..43c466020ed5 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mce/dev-mcelog.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mce/dev-mcelog.c
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ static __init int dev_mcelog_init_device(void)
 	if (!mcelog)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	strncpy(mcelog->signature, MCE_LOG_SIGNATURE, sizeof(mcelog->signature));
+	memcpy(mcelog->signature, MCE_LOG_SIGNATURE, sizeof(mcelog->signature));
 	mcelog->len = mce_log_len;
 	mcelog->recordlen = sizeof(struct mce);