diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wl18xx/main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wl18xx/main.c
index d4a89401f2c47..20d9181b3410c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wl18xx/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wl18xx/main.c
@@ -1516,12 +1516,9 @@ static int wl18xx_handle_static_data(struct wl1271 *wl,
 	struct wl18xx_static_data_priv *static_data_priv =
 		(struct wl18xx_static_data_priv *) static_data->priv;
 
-	strncpy(wl->chip.phy_fw_ver_str, static_data_priv->phy_version,
+	strscpy(wl->chip.phy_fw_ver_str, static_data_priv->phy_version,
 		sizeof(wl->chip.phy_fw_ver_str));
 
-	/* make sure the string is NULL-terminated */
-	wl->chip.phy_fw_ver_str[sizeof(wl->chip.phy_fw_ver_str) - 1] = '\0';
-
 	wl1271_info("PHY firmware version: %s", static_data_priv->phy_version);
 
 	return 0;