diff --git a/drivers/staging/fbtft/fbtft-core.c b/drivers/staging/fbtft/fbtft-core.c
index a0a67aa517f0..61f0286fb157 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/fbtft/fbtft-core.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/fbtft/fbtft-core.c
@@ -666,7 +666,7 @@ struct fb_info *fbtft_framebuffer_alloc(struct fbtft_display *display,
 	fbdefio->deferred_io =     fbtft_deferred_io;
 	fb_deferred_io_init(info);
 
-	strncpy(info->fix.id, dev->driver->name, 16);
+	snprintf(info->fix.id, sizeof(info->fix.id), "%s", dev->driver->name);
 	info->fix.type =           FB_TYPE_PACKED_PIXELS;
 	info->fix.visual =         FB_VISUAL_TRUECOLOR;
 	info->fix.xpanstep =	   0;