diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/xsk.c b/tools/lib/bpf/xsk.c
index bf15a80a37c2..b33740221b7e 100644
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/xsk.c
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/xsk.c
@@ -327,7 +327,8 @@ static int xsk_get_max_queues(struct xsk_socket *xsk)
 
 	channels.cmd = ETHTOOL_GCHANNELS;
 	ifr.ifr_data = (void *)&channels;
-	strncpy(ifr.ifr_name, xsk->ifname, IFNAMSIZ);
+	strncpy(ifr.ifr_name, xsk->ifname, IFNAMSIZ - 1);
+	ifr.ifr_name[IFNAMSIZ - 1] = '\0';
 	err = ioctl(fd, SIOCETHTOOL, &ifr);
 	if (err && errno != EOPNOTSUPP) {
 		ret = -errno;