diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/ipw2x00/ipw2200.c b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/ipw2x00/ipw2200.c
index 902a772f46499..eed9ef17bc293 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/ipw2x00/ipw2200.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/ipw2x00/ipw2200.c
@@ -9656,31 +9656,30 @@ static int ipw_wx_get_wireless_mode(struct net_device *dev,
 	mutex_lock(&priv->mutex);
 	switch (priv->ieee->mode) {
 	case IEEE_A:
-		strncpy(extra, "802.11a (1)", MAX_WX_STRING);
+		strscpy_pad(extra, "802.11a (1)", MAX_WX_STRING);
 		break;
 	case IEEE_B:
-		strncpy(extra, "802.11b (2)", MAX_WX_STRING);
+		strscpy_pad(extra, "802.11b (2)", MAX_WX_STRING);
 		break;
 	case IEEE_A | IEEE_B:
-		strncpy(extra, "802.11ab (3)", MAX_WX_STRING);
+		strscpy_pad(extra, "802.11ab (3)", MAX_WX_STRING);
 		break;
 	case IEEE_G:
-		strncpy(extra, "802.11g (4)", MAX_WX_STRING);
+		strscpy_pad(extra, "802.11g (4)", MAX_WX_STRING);
 		break;
 	case IEEE_A | IEEE_G:
-		strncpy(extra, "802.11ag (5)", MAX_WX_STRING);
+		strscpy_pad(extra, "802.11ag (5)", MAX_WX_STRING);
 		break;
 	case IEEE_B | IEEE_G:
-		strncpy(extra, "802.11bg (6)", MAX_WX_STRING);
+		strscpy_pad(extra, "802.11bg (6)", MAX_WX_STRING);
 		break;
 	case IEEE_A | IEEE_B | IEEE_G:
-		strncpy(extra, "802.11abg (7)", MAX_WX_STRING);
+		strscpy_pad(extra, "802.11abg (7)", MAX_WX_STRING);
 		break;
 	default:
-		strncpy(extra, "unknown", MAX_WX_STRING);
+		strscpy_pad(extra, "unknown", MAX_WX_STRING);
 		break;
 	}
-	extra[MAX_WX_STRING - 1] = '\0';
 
 	IPW_DEBUG_WX("PRIV GET MODE: %s\n", extra);