diff --git a/fs/hfsplus/xattr.c b/fs/hfsplus/xattr.c
index d5403b4004c9..bb0b27d88e50 100644
--- a/fs/hfsplus/xattr.c
+++ b/fs/hfsplus/xattr.c
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ static int copy_name(char *buffer, const char *xattr_name, int name_len)
 	int offset = 0;
 
 	if (!is_known_namespace(xattr_name)) {
-		strncpy(buffer, XATTR_MAC_OSX_PREFIX, XATTR_MAC_OSX_PREFIX_LEN);
+		memcpy(buffer, XATTR_MAC_OSX_PREFIX, XATTR_MAC_OSX_PREFIX_LEN);
 		offset += XATTR_MAC_OSX_PREFIX_LEN;
 		len += XATTR_MAC_OSX_PREFIX_LEN;
 	}