diff --git a/kernel/params.c b/kernel/params.c
index 16f269e..2a4c514 100644
--- a/kernel/params.c
+++ b/kernel/params.c
@@ -592,19 +592,16 @@
 
 	for (i=0; i < __stop___param - __start___param; i++) {
 		char *dot;
-		size_t kplen;
+		size_t max_name_len;
 
 		kp = &__start___param[i];
-		kplen = strlen(kp->name);
+		max_name_len =
+			min_t(size_t, MAX_KBUILD_MODNAME, strlen(kp->name));
 
-		/* We do not handle args without periods. */
-		if (kplen > MAX_KBUILD_MODNAME) {
-			DEBUGP("kernel parameter name is too long: %s\n", kp->name);
-			continue;
-		}
-		dot = memchr(kp->name, '.', kplen);
+		dot = memchr(kp->name, '.', max_name_len);
 		if (!dot) {
-			DEBUGP("couldn't find period in %s\n", kp->name);
+			DEBUGP("couldn't find period in first %d characters "
+			       "of %s\n", MAX_KBUILD_MODNAME, kp->name);
 			continue;
 		}
 		name_len = dot - kp->name;