diff --git a/hw/spapr_vscsi.c b/hw/spapr_vscsi.c
index 3cf5844e0f..e3d4b237f1 100644
--- a/hw/spapr_vscsi.c
+++ b/hw/spapr_vscsi.c
@@ -737,7 +737,7 @@ static int vscsi_send_adapter_info(VSCSIState *s, vscsi_req *req)
 #endif
     memset(&info, 0, sizeof(info));
     strcpy(info.srp_version, SRP_VERSION);
-    strncpy(info.partition_name, "qemu", sizeof("qemu"));
+    memcpy(info.partition_name, "qemu", sizeof("qemu"));
     info.partition_number = cpu_to_be32(0);
     info.mad_version = cpu_to_be32(1);
     info.os_type = cpu_to_be32(2);