diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/celleb_setup.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/celleb_setup.c
index 07c234f6b2b6..e53845579770 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/celleb_setup.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/celleb_setup.c
@@ -80,8 +80,7 @@ static void celleb_show_cpuinfo(struct seq_file *m)
 
 static int __init celleb_machine_type_hack(char *ptr)
 {
-	strncpy(celleb_machine_type, ptr, sizeof(celleb_machine_type));
-	celleb_machine_type[sizeof(celleb_machine_type)-1] = 0;
+	strlcpy(celleb_machine_type, ptr, sizeof(celleb_machine_type));
 	return 0;
 }