diff --git a/umac/scan/dispatcher/src/wlan_scan_utils_api.c b/umac/scan/dispatcher/src/wlan_scan_utils_api.c
index 4b2691aa3224..ac6e2bc4b46c 100644
--- a/umac/scan/dispatcher/src/wlan_scan_utils_api.c
+++ b/umac/scan/dispatcher/src/wlan_scan_utils_api.c
@@ -1084,7 +1084,7 @@ util_scan_gen_scan_entry(struct wlan_objmgr_pdev *pdev,
 		scan_entry->ie_list.ssid = NULL;
 	} else {
 		qdf_mem_copy(scan_entry->ssid.ssid,
-				ssid->ssid, WLAN_SSID_MAX_LEN);
+				ssid->ssid, ssid->ssid_len);
 		scan_entry->ssid.length = ssid->ssid_len;
 		scan_entry->hidden_ssid_timestamp =
 			scan_entry->scan_entry_time;