diff --git a/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/chip.c b/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/chip.c
index cc7ce06b6d58..3f9a3fc52a0e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/chip.c
+++ b/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/chip.c
@@ -480,7 +480,7 @@ static int mv88e6xxx_irq_poll_setup(struct mv88e6xxx_chip *chip)
 	kthread_init_delayed_work(&chip->irq_poll_work,
 				  mv88e6xxx_irq_poll);
 
-	chip->kworker = kthread_create_worker(0, dev_name(chip->dev));
+	chip->kworker = kthread_create_worker(0, "%s", dev_name(chip->dev));
 	if (IS_ERR(chip->kworker))
 		return PTR_ERR(chip->kworker);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/ptp.c b/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/ptp.c
index 4b336d8d4c67..42872d21857b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/ptp.c
+++ b/drivers/net/dsa/mv88e6xxx/ptp.c
@@ -400,7 +400,7 @@ int mv88e6xxx_ptp_setup(struct mv88e6xxx_chip *chip)
 
 	chip->ptp_clock_info.owner = THIS_MODULE;
 	snprintf(chip->ptp_clock_info.name, sizeof(chip->ptp_clock_info.name),
-		 dev_name(chip->dev));
+		 "%s", dev_name(chip->dev));
 	chip->ptp_clock_info.max_adj	= 1000000;
 
 	chip->ptp_clock_info.n_ext_ts	= ptp_ops->n_ext_ts;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/netdev.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/netdev.c
index 736fa51878f8..7acc61e4f645 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/netdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/netdev.c
@@ -2106,7 +2106,7 @@ static int e1000_request_msix(struct e1000_adapter *adapter)
 	if (strlen(netdev->name) < (IFNAMSIZ - 5))
 		snprintf(adapter->rx_ring->name,
 			 sizeof(adapter->rx_ring->name) - 1,
-			 "%s-rx-0", netdev->name);
+			 "%.14s-rx-0", netdev->name);
 	else
 		memcpy(adapter->rx_ring->name, netdev->name, IFNAMSIZ);
 	err = request_irq(adapter->msix_entries[vector].vector,
@@ -2122,7 +2122,7 @@ static int e1000_request_msix(struct e1000_adapter *adapter)
 	if (strlen(netdev->name) < (IFNAMSIZ - 5))
 		snprintf(adapter->tx_ring->name,
 			 sizeof(adapter->tx_ring->name) - 1,
-			 "%s-tx-0", netdev->name);
+			 "%.14s-tx-0", netdev->name);
 	else
 		memcpy(adapter->tx_ring->name, netdev->name, IFNAMSIZ);
 	err = request_irq(adapter->msix_entries[vector].vector,
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum.c
index f018b0607dac..5f6962da8877 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum.c
@@ -2129,7 +2129,7 @@ static void mlxsw_sp_port_get_prio_strings(u8 **p, int prio)
 	int i;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < MLXSW_SP_PORT_HW_PRIO_STATS_LEN; i++) {
-		snprintf(*p, ETH_GSTRING_LEN, "%s_%d",
+		snprintf(*p, ETH_GSTRING_LEN, "%.29s_%.1d",
 			 mlxsw_sp_port_hw_prio_stats[i].str, prio);
 		*p += ETH_GSTRING_LEN;
 	}
@@ -2140,7 +2140,7 @@ static void mlxsw_sp_port_get_tc_strings(u8 **p, int tc)
 	int i;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < MLXSW_SP_PORT_HW_TC_STATS_LEN; i++) {
-		snprintf(*p, ETH_GSTRING_LEN, "%s_%d",
+		snprintf(*p, ETH_GSTRING_LEN, "%.29s_%.1d",
 			 mlxsw_sp_port_hw_tc_stats[i].str, tc);
 		*p += ETH_GSTRING_LEN;
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/net/veth.c b/drivers/net/veth.c
index fbf890ebbeae..569e87a51a33 100644
--- a/drivers/net/veth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/veth.c
@@ -115,7 +115,8 @@ static void veth_get_strings(struct net_device *dev, u32 stringset, u8 *buf)
 		p += sizeof(ethtool_stats_keys);
 		for (i = 0; i < dev->real_num_rx_queues; i++) {
 			for (j = 0; j < VETH_RQ_STATS_LEN; j++) {
-				snprintf(p, ETH_GSTRING_LEN, "rx_queue_%u_%s",
+				snprintf(p, ETH_GSTRING_LEN,
+					 "rx_queue_%u_%.11s",
 					 i, veth_rq_stats_desc[j].desc);
 				p += ETH_GSTRING_LEN;
 			}