diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_events_hist.c b/kernel/trace/trace_events_hist.c
index 046c716a6536..aae18af94c94 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_events_hist.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_events_hist.c
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ static void hist_err_event(char *str, char *system, char *event, char *var)
 	else if (system)
 		snprintf(err, MAX_FILTER_STR_VAL, "%s.%s", system, event);
 	else
-		strncpy(err, var, MAX_FILTER_STR_VAL);
+		strscpy(err, var, MAX_FILTER_STR_VAL);
 
 	hist_err(str, err);
 }