diff --git a/kernel/trace/bpf_trace.c b/kernel/trace/bpf_trace.c
index 3767d34114c0..b6c24be5ff53 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/bpf_trace.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/bpf_trace.c
@@ -585,9 +585,9 @@ BPF_CALL_5(bpf_seq_printf, struct seq_file *, m, char *, fmt, u32, fmt_size,
 				goto out;
 			}
 
-			err = strncpy_from_unsafe(bufs->buf[memcpy_cnt],
-						  (void *) (long) args[fmt_cnt],
-						  MAX_SEQ_PRINTF_STR_LEN);
+			err = strncpy_from_unsafe_strict(bufs->buf[memcpy_cnt],
+							 (void *) (long) args[fmt_cnt],
+							 MAX_SEQ_PRINTF_STR_LEN);
 			if (err < 0)
 				bufs->buf[memcpy_cnt][0] = '\0';
 			params[fmt_cnt] = (u64)(long)bufs->buf[memcpy_cnt];