diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt76_connac_mcu.c b/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt76_connac_mcu.c
index ea99167765b0..0fbfa449d6fe 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt76_connac_mcu.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt76_connac_mcu.c
@@ -3101,7 +3101,7 @@ int mt76_connac2_load_patch(struct mt76_dev *dev, const char *fw_name)
 	int i, ret, sem, max_len = mt76_is_sdio(dev) ? 2048 : 4096;
 	const struct mt76_connac2_patch_hdr *hdr;
 	const struct firmware *fw = NULL;
-	char build_date[17];
+
 
 	sem = mt76_connac_mcu_patch_sem_ctrl(dev, true);
 	switch (sem) {
@@ -3125,12 +3125,14 @@ int mt76_connac2_load_patch(struct mt76_dev *dev, const char *fw_name)
 	}
 
 	hdr = (const void *)fw->data;
-	strscpy(build_date, hdr->build_date, sizeof(build_date));
-	build_date[16] = '\0';
-	strim(build_date);
-	dev_info(dev->dev, "HW/SW Version: 0x%x, Build Time: %.16s\n",
-		 be32_to_cpu(hdr->hw_sw_ver), build_date);
-
+	{
+		char build_date[sizeof(hdr->build_date)+1];
+		memcpy(build_date, hdr->build_date, sizeof(hdr->build_date));
+		build_date[sizeof(hdr->build_date)] = '\0';
+		strim(build_date);
+		dev_info(dev->dev, "HW/SW Version: 0x%x, Build Time: %.16s\n",
+			be32_to_cpu(hdr->hw_sw_ver), build_date);
+	}
 	for (i = 0; i < be32_to_cpu(hdr->desc.n_region); i++) {
 		struct mt76_connac2_patch_sec *sec;
 		u32 len, addr, mode;