diff --git a/arch/ia64/kernel/setup.c b/arch/ia64/kernel/setup.c
index fd6301eafa9d..c05728044272 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/kernel/setup.c
+++ b/arch/ia64/kernel/setup.c
@@ -552,7 +552,7 @@ setup_arch (char **cmdline_p)
 	ia64_patch_vtop((u64) __start___vtop_patchlist, (u64) __end___vtop_patchlist);
 
 	*cmdline_p = __va(ia64_boot_param->command_line);
-	strlcpy(boot_command_line, *cmdline_p, COMMAND_LINE_SIZE);
+	strscpy(boot_command_line, *cmdline_p, COMMAND_LINE_SIZE);
 
 	efi_init();
 	io_port_init();