diff --git a/lib/strncpy_from_user.c b/lib/strncpy_from_user.c
index 5a003a2ebd96..05efc1fa97f0 100644
--- a/lib/strncpy_from_user.c
+++ b/lib/strncpy_from_user.c
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #include <linux/compiler.h>
 #include <linux/export.h>
+#include <linux/thread_info.h>
 #include <linux/uaccess.h>
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
 #include <linux/errno.h>
@@ -109,6 +110,7 @@ long strncpy_from_user(char *dst, const char __user *src, long count)
 		unsigned long max = max_addr - src_addr;
 		long retval;
 
+		check_object_size(dst, count, false);
 		user_access_begin();
 		retval = do_strncpy_from_user(dst, src, count, max);
 		user_access_end();