diff --git a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_ct.c b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_ct.c
index 99c9bb249758..1b4dbb28fb41 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_ct.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_ct.c
@@ -1493,33 +1493,35 @@ int
 lpfc_vport_symbolic_node_name(struct lpfc_vport *vport, char *symbol,
 	size_t size)
 {
-	char fwrev[FW_REV_STR_SIZE];
-	int n;
+	char fwrev[FW_REV_STR_SIZE] = {0};
+	char tmp[MAXHOSTNAMELEN] = {0};
+
+	memset(symbol, 0, size);
+
+	scnprintf(tmp, sizeof(tmp), "Emulex %s", vport->phba->ModelName);
+	if (strlcat(symbol, tmp, size) >= size)
+		goto buffer_done;
 
 	lpfc_decode_firmware_rev(vport->phba, fwrev, 0);
+	scnprintf(tmp, sizeof(tmp), " FV%s", fwrev);
+	if (strlcat(symbol, tmp, size) >= size)
+		goto buffer_done;
 
-	n = scnprintf(symbol, size, "Emulex %s", vport->phba->ModelName);
-	if (size < n)
-		return n;
+	scnprintf(tmp, sizeof(tmp), " DV%s", lpfc_release_version);
+	if (strlcat(symbol, tmp, size) >= size)
+		goto buffer_done;
 
-	n += scnprintf(symbol + n, size - n, " FV%s", fwrev);
-	if (size < n)
-		return n;
-
-	n += scnprintf(symbol + n, size - n, " DV%s.",
-		      lpfc_release_version);
-	if (size < n)
-		return n;
-
-	n += scnprintf(symbol + n, size - n, " HN:%s.",
-		      init_utsname()->nodename);
-	if (size < n)
-		return n;
+	scnprintf(tmp, sizeof(tmp), " HN:%s", init_utsname()->nodename);
+	if (strlcat(symbol, tmp, size) >= size)
+		goto buffer_done;
 
 	/* Note :- OS name is "Linux" */
-	n += scnprintf(symbol + n, size - n, " OS:%s",
-		      init_utsname()->sysname);
-	return n;
+	scnprintf(tmp, sizeof(tmp), " OS:%s", init_utsname()->sysname);
+	strlcat(symbol, tmp, size);
+
+buffer_done:
+	return strnlen(symbol, size);
+
 }
 
 static uint32_t