diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_cong.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_cong.c
index 48617d99abb0..0306d257fa64 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_cong.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_cong.c
@@ -202,9 +202,10 @@ char *tcp_ca_get_name_by_key(u32 key, char *buffer)
 
 	rcu_read_lock();
 	ca = tcp_ca_find_key(key);
-	if (ca)
-		ret = strncpy(buffer, ca->name,
-			      TCP_CA_NAME_MAX);
+	if (ca) {
+		strscpy(buffer, ca->name, TCP_CA_NAME_MAX);
+		ret = buffer;
+	}
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 
 	return ret;
@@ -337,7 +338,7 @@ void tcp_get_default_congestion_control(struct net *net, char *name)
 
 	rcu_read_lock();
 	ca = rcu_dereference(net->ipv4.tcp_congestion_control);
-	strncpy(name, ca->name, TCP_CA_NAME_MAX);
+	strscpy(name, ca->name, TCP_CA_NAME_MAX);
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 }