diff --git a/kernel/time/clocksource.c b/kernel/time/clocksource.c
index 91836b727cef..88cbc1181b23 100644
--- a/kernel/time/clocksource.c
+++ b/kernel/time/clocksource.c
@@ -1480,7 +1480,7 @@ static int __init boot_override_clocksource(char* str)
 {
 	mutex_lock(&clocksource_mutex);
 	if (str)
-		strlcpy(override_name, str, sizeof(override_name));
+		strscpy(override_name, str, sizeof(override_name));
 	mutex_unlock(&clocksource_mutex);
 	return 1;
 }