diff --git a/binfmt/libelf/libelf_coredump.c b/binfmt/libelf/libelf_coredump.c
index a012ce441c..014621aca5 100644
--- a/binfmt/libelf/libelf_coredump.c
+++ b/binfmt/libelf/libelf_coredump.c
@@ -227,11 +227,11 @@ static void elf_emit_note_info(FAR struct elf_dumpinfo_s *cinfo)
 
       elf_emit(cinfo, &nhdr, sizeof(nhdr));
 
-      strncpy(name, tcb->name, sizeof(name));
+      strlcpy(name, tcb->name, sizeof(name));
       elf_emit(cinfo, name, sizeof(name));
 
       info.pr_pid   = tcb->pid;
-      strncpy(info.pr_fname, tcb->name, sizeof(info.pr_fname));
+      strlcpy(info.pr_fname, tcb->name, sizeof(info.pr_fname));
       elf_emit(cinfo, &info, sizeof(info));
 
       /* Fill Process status */