diff --git a/kernel/debug/kdb/kdb_main.c b/kernel/debug/kdb/kdb_main.c
index ba12e9f4661e..a4641be4123c 100644
--- a/kernel/debug/kdb/kdb_main.c
+++ b/kernel/debug/kdb/kdb_main.c
@@ -1102,12 +1102,12 @@ static int handle_ctrl_cmd(char *cmd)
 	case CTRL_P:
 		if (cmdptr != cmd_tail)
 			cmdptr = (cmdptr-1) % KDB_CMD_HISTORY_COUNT;
-		strncpy(cmd_cur, cmd_hist[cmdptr], CMD_BUFLEN);
+		strscpy(cmd_cur, cmd_hist[cmdptr], CMD_BUFLEN);
 		return 1;
 	case CTRL_N:
 		if (cmdptr != cmd_head)
 			cmdptr = (cmdptr+1) % KDB_CMD_HISTORY_COUNT;
-		strncpy(cmd_cur, cmd_hist[cmdptr], CMD_BUFLEN);
+		strscpy(cmd_cur, cmd_hist[cmdptr], CMD_BUFLEN);
 		return 1;
 	}
 	return 0;
@@ -1314,7 +1314,7 @@ static int kdb_local(kdb_reason_t reason, int error, struct pt_regs *regs,
 		if (*cmdbuf != '\n') {
 			if (*cmdbuf < 32) {
 				if (cmdptr == cmd_head) {
-					strncpy(cmd_hist[cmd_head], cmd_cur,
+					strscpy(cmd_hist[cmd_head], cmd_cur,
 						CMD_BUFLEN);
 					*(cmd_hist[cmd_head] +
 					  strlen(cmd_hist[cmd_head])-1) = '\0';
@@ -1324,7 +1324,7 @@ static int kdb_local(kdb_reason_t reason, int error, struct pt_regs *regs,
 				cmdbuf = cmd_cur;
 				goto do_full_getstr;
 			} else {
-				strncpy(cmd_hist[cmd_head], cmd_cur,
+				strscpy(cmd_hist[cmd_head], cmd_cur,
 					CMD_BUFLEN);
 			}