diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8712/os_intfs.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8712/os_intfs.c
index 2214aca097308..9502f6aa53060 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8712/os_intfs.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8712/os_intfs.c
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ struct net_device *r8712_init_netdev(void)
 	if (!pnetdev)
 		return NULL;
 	if (dev_alloc_name(pnetdev, ifname) < 0) {
-		strcpy(ifname, "wlan%d");
+		strscpy(ifname, "wlan%d", sizeof(ifname));
 		dev_alloc_name(pnetdev, ifname);
 	}
 	padapter = netdev_priv(pnetdev);