diff --git a/src/vlib/linux/pci.c b/src/vlib/linux/pci.c
index ee3eebf..d31b3c9 100644
--- a/src/vlib/linux/pci.c
+++ b/src/vlib/linux/pci.c
@@ -466,7 +466,7 @@
       clib_memset (&ifr, 0, sizeof ifr);
       clib_memset (&drvinfo, 0, sizeof drvinfo);
       ifr.ifr_data = (char *) &drvinfo;
-      strncpy (ifr.ifr_name, e->d_name, sizeof (ifr.ifr_name) - 1);
+      clib_strncpy (ifr.ifr_name, e->d_name, sizeof (ifr.ifr_name) - 1);
 
       drvinfo.cmd = ETHTOOL_GDRVINFO;
       if (ioctl (fd, SIOCETHTOOL, &ifr) < 0)
@@ -482,7 +482,7 @@
 	continue;
 
       clib_memset (&ifr, 0, sizeof (ifr));
-      strncpy (ifr.ifr_name, e->d_name, sizeof (ifr.ifr_name) - 1);
+      clib_strncpy (ifr.ifr_name, e->d_name, sizeof (ifr.ifr_name) - 1);
 
       if (ioctl (fd, SIOCGIFFLAGS, &ifr) < 0)
 	{