diff --git a/datapath/vport-internal_dev.c b/datapath/vport-internal_dev.c
index a5f2d757f..78f1a5265 100644
--- a/datapath/vport-internal_dev.c
+++ b/datapath/vport-internal_dev.c
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ static int internal_dev_stop(struct net_device *netdev)
 static void internal_dev_getinfo(struct net_device *netdev,
 				 struct ethtool_drvinfo *info)
 {
-	strcpy(info->driver, "openvswitch");
+	strlcpy(info->driver, "openvswitch", sizeof(info->driver));
 }
 
 static const struct ethtool_ops internal_dev_ethtool_ops = {