diff --git a/kernel/cgroup/cgroup.c b/kernel/cgroup/cgroup.c
index c37b8265c0a38..151c55d2e0160 100644
--- a/kernel/cgroup/cgroup.c
+++ b/kernel/cgroup/cgroup.c
@@ -2374,7 +2374,7 @@ int task_cgroup_path(struct task_struct *task, char *buf, size_t buflen)
 		ret = cgroup_path_ns_locked(cgrp, buf, buflen, &init_cgroup_ns);
 	} else {
 		/* if no hierarchy exists, everyone is in "/" */
-		ret = strlcpy(buf, "/", buflen);
+		ret = strscpy(buf, "/", buflen);
 	}
 
 	spin_unlock_irq(&css_set_lock);