diff --git a/net/ieee802154/trace.h b/net/ieee802154/trace.h
index e5d8439b9e45..c16db0b326fa 100644
--- a/net/ieee802154/trace.h
+++ b/net/ieee802154/trace.h
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 
 #define MAXNAME		32
 #define WPAN_PHY_ENTRY	__array(char, wpan_phy_name, MAXNAME)
-#define WPAN_PHY_ASSIGN	strlcpy(__entry->wpan_phy_name,	 \
+#define WPAN_PHY_ASSIGN	strscpy(__entry->wpan_phy_name,	 \
 				wpan_phy_name(wpan_phy), \
 				MAXNAME)
 #define WPAN_PHY_PR_FMT	"%s"
diff --git a/net/mac802154/trace.h b/net/mac802154/trace.h
index 689396d6c76a..1574ecc48075 100644
--- a/net/mac802154/trace.h
+++ b/net/mac802154/trace.h
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 #define MAXNAME		32
 #define LOCAL_ENTRY	__array(char, wpan_phy_name, MAXNAME)
-#define LOCAL_ASSIGN	strlcpy(__entry->wpan_phy_name, \
+#define LOCAL_ASSIGN	strscpy(__entry->wpan_phy_name, \
 				wpan_phy_name(local->hw.phy), MAXNAME)
 #define LOCAL_PR_FMT	"%s"
 #define LOCAL_PR_ARG	__entry->wpan_phy_name