diff --git a/include/trace/events/task.h b/include/trace/events/task.h
index 64d160930b0d..47b527464d1a 100644
--- a/include/trace/events/task.h
+++ b/include/trace/events/task.h
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ TRACE_EVENT(task_rename,
 	TP_fast_assign(
 		__entry->pid = task->pid;
 		memcpy(entry->oldcomm, task->comm, TASK_COMM_LEN);
-		strlcpy(entry->newcomm, comm, TASK_COMM_LEN);
+		strscpy(entry->newcomm, comm, TASK_COMM_LEN);
 		__entry->oom_score_adj = task->signal->oom_score_adj;
 	),