diff --git a/drivers/acpi/sysfs.c b/drivers/acpi/sysfs.c
index fcae5fa..193745d 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/sysfs.c
@@ -677,10 +677,9 @@
 		else
 			sprintf(buffer, "bug%02X", i);
 
-		name = kzalloc(strlen(buffer) + 1, GFP_KERNEL);
+		name = kstrdup(buffer, GFP_KERNEL);
 		if (name == NULL)
 			goto fail;
-		strncpy(name, buffer, strlen(buffer) + 1);
 
 		sysfs_attr_init(&counter_attrs[i].attr);
 		counter_attrs[i].attr.name = name;