diff --git a/net/netfilter/nft_ct.c b/net/netfilter/nft_ct.c
index e87fd4314c68..86bb9d7797d9 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nft_ct.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nft_ct.c
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ static void nft_ct_get_eval(const struct nft_expr *expr,
 		helper = rcu_dereference(help->helper);
 		if (helper == NULL)
 			goto err;
-		strncpy((char *)dest, helper->name, NF_CT_HELPER_NAME_LEN);
+		strscpy_pad((char *)dest, helper->name, NF_CT_HELPER_NAME_LEN);
 		return;
 #ifdef CONFIG_NF_CONNTRACK_LABELS
 	case NFT_CT_LABELS: {