diff --git a/arch/s390/tools/gen_opcode_table.c b/arch/s390/tools/gen_opcode_table.c
index 259aa0680d1a..a1bc02b29c81 100644
--- a/arch/s390/tools/gen_opcode_table.c
+++ b/arch/s390/tools/gen_opcode_table.c
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ static void add_to_group(struct gen_opcode *desc, struct insn *insn, int offset)
 	if (!desc->group)
 		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 	group = &desc->group[desc->nr_groups - 1];
-	strncpy(group->opcode, insn->opcode, 2);
+	memcpy(group->opcode, insn->opcode, 2);
 	group->type = insn->type;
 	group->offset = offset;
 	group->count = 1;
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ static void print_opcode_table(struct gen_opcode *desc)
 			continue;
 		add_to_group(desc, insn, offset);
 		if (strncmp(opcode, insn->opcode, 2)) {
-			strncpy(opcode, insn->opcode, 2);
+			memcpy(opcode, insn->opcode, 2);
 			printf("\t/* %.2s */ \\\n", opcode);
 		}
 		print_opcode(insn, offset);