diff --git a/drivers/net/mdio/mdio-gpio.c b/drivers/net/mdio/mdio-gpio.c
index 897b88c50bbb3..778db310a28d3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mdio/mdio-gpio.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mdio/mdio-gpio.c
@@ -123,9 +123,9 @@ static struct mii_bus *mdio_gpio_bus_init(struct device *dev,
 	new_bus->parent = dev;
 
 	if (bus_id != -1)
-		snprintf(new_bus->id, MII_BUS_ID_SIZE, "gpio-%x", bus_id);
+		snprintf(new_bus->id, sizeof(new_bus->id), "gpio-%x", bus_id);
 	else
-		strncpy(new_bus->id, "gpio", MII_BUS_ID_SIZE);
+		strscpy(new_bus->id, "gpio", sizeof(new_bus->id));
 
 	if (pdata) {
 		new_bus->phy_mask = pdata->phy_mask;