diff --git a/net/9p/protocol.c b/net/9p/protocol.c
index b4d80c533f89..462ba144cb39 100644
--- a/net/9p/protocol.c
+++ b/net/9p/protocol.c
@@ -623,13 +623,19 @@ int p9dirent_read(struct p9_client *clnt, char *buf, int len,
 	if (ret) {
 		p9_debug(P9_DEBUG_9P, "<<< p9dirent_read failed: %d\n", ret);
 		trace_9p_protocol_dump(clnt, &fake_pdu);
-		goto out;
+		return ret;
 	}
 
-	strcpy(dirent->d_name, nameptr);
+	ret = strscpy(dirent->d_name, nameptr, sizeof(dirent->d_name));
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		p9_debug(P9_DEBUG_ERROR,
+			 "On the wire dirent name too long: %s\n",
+			 nameptr);
+		kfree(nameptr);
+		return ret;
+	}
 	kfree(nameptr);
 
-out:
 	return fake_pdu.offset;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(p9dirent_read);