diff --git a/arch/riscv/kernel/setup.c b/arch/riscv/kernel/setup.c
index 18bd0e4bc36c..2dc62ebc0001 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/kernel/setup.c
+++ b/arch/riscv/kernel/setup.c
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ static void __init parse_dtb(void)
 
 	pr_err("No DTB passed to the kernel\n");
 #ifdef CONFIG_CMDLINE_FORCE
-	strlcpy(boot_command_line, CONFIG_CMDLINE, COMMAND_LINE_SIZE);
+	strscpy(boot_command_line, CONFIG_CMDLINE, COMMAND_LINE_SIZE);
 	pr_info("Forcing kernel command line to: %s\n", boot_command_line);
 #endif
 }