diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/core/iwcm.c b/drivers/infiniband/core/iwcm.c
index 350ea2bab78a..732637c913d9 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/core/iwcm.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/core/iwcm.c
@@ -505,7 +505,7 @@ static int iw_cm_map(struct iw_cm_id *cm_id, bool active)
 {
 	const char *devname = dev_name(&cm_id->device->dev);
 	const char *ifname = cm_id->device->iwcm->ifname;
-	struct iwpm_dev_data pm_reg_msg;
+	struct iwpm_dev_data pm_reg_msg = {};
 	struct iwpm_sa_data pm_msg;
 	int status;
 
@@ -516,8 +516,8 @@ static int iw_cm_map(struct iw_cm_id *cm_id, bool active)
 	cm_id->m_local_addr = cm_id->local_addr;
 	cm_id->m_remote_addr = cm_id->remote_addr;
 
-	strncpy(pm_reg_msg.dev_name, devname, sizeof(pm_reg_msg.dev_name));
-	strncpy(pm_reg_msg.if_name, ifname, sizeof(pm_reg_msg.if_name));
+	strcpy(pm_reg_msg.dev_name, devname);
+	strcpy(pm_reg_msg.if_name, ifname);
 
 	if (iwpm_register_pid(&pm_reg_msg, RDMA_NL_IWCM) ||
 	    !iwpm_valid_pid())