diff --git a/include/linux/string.h b/include/linux/string.h
index 0c88c0a1a72b4..60042e5e88ff6 100644
--- a/include/linux/string.h
+++ b/include/linux/string.h
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ extern char * strncpy(char *,const char *, __kernel_size_t);
 size_t strlcpy(char *, const char *, size_t);
 #endif
 #ifndef __HAVE_ARCH_STRSCPY
-ssize_t __must_check strscpy(char *, const char *, size_t);
+ssize_t strscpy(char *, const char *, size_t);
 #endif
 #ifndef __HAVE_ARCH_STRCAT
 extern char * strcat(char *, const char *);