diff --git a/net/rpmsg/rpmsg_sockif.c b/net/rpmsg/rpmsg_sockif.c
index 08aca79045f..f8c28e7dec9 100644
--- a/net/rpmsg/rpmsg_sockif.c
+++ b/net/rpmsg/rpmsg_sockif.c
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ static int rpmsg_socket_getsockname(FAR struct socket *psock,
   ret = rpmsg_socket_getaddr(psock->s_conn, addr, addrlen);
   if (ret >= 0)
     {
-      strncpy(((struct sockaddr_rpmsg *)addr)->rp_cpu,
+      strlcpy(((struct sockaddr_rpmsg *)addr)->rp_cpu,
               CONFIG_RPTUN_LOCAL_CPUNAME, RPMSG_SOCKET_CPU_SIZE);
     }