diff --git a/drivers/acpi/battery.c b/drivers/acpi/battery.c
index 306513fec1e1..084f156bdfbc 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/battery.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/battery.c
@@ -440,7 +440,7 @@ static int extract_package(struct acpi_battery *battery,
 
 			if (element->type == ACPI_TYPE_STRING ||
 			    element->type == ACPI_TYPE_BUFFER)
-				strncpy(ptr, element->string.pointer, 32);
+				strscpy(ptr, element->string.pointer, 32);
 			else if (element->type == ACPI_TYPE_INTEGER) {
 				strncpy(ptr, (u8 *)&element->integer.value,
 					sizeof(u64));