diff --git a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_sli.c b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_sli.c
index 04b9a94f2f5e..e1ef28d9a89e 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_sli.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_sli.c
@@ -5407,9 +5407,9 @@ lpfc_sli4_get_ctl_attr(struct lpfc_hba *phba)
 	phba->sli4_hba.lnk_info.lnk_no =
 		bf_get(lpfc_cntl_attr_lnk_numb, cntl_attr);
 
-	memset(phba->BIOSVersion, 0, sizeof(phba->BIOSVersion));
-	strlcat(phba->BIOSVersion, (char *)cntl_attr->bios_ver_str,
+	memcpy(phba->BIOSVersion, cntl_attr->bios_ver_str,
 		sizeof(phba->BIOSVersion));
+	phba->BIOSVersion[sizeof(phba->BIOSVersion) - 1] = '\0';
 
 	lpfc_printf_log(phba, KERN_INFO, LOG_SLI,
 			"3086 lnk_type:%d, lnk_numb:%d, bios_ver:%s\n",