diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl871x_cmd.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl871x_cmd.c
index 26b618008fcfe731e77bb2b0e8ced6eb4346991e..d989229de88bddaf49d76b24d7f5772fd28daf9b 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl871x_cmd.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl871x_cmd.c
@@ -197,8 +197,10 @@ u8 r8712_sitesurvey_cmd(struct _adapter *padapter,
 	psurveyPara->ss_ssidlen = 0;
 	memset(psurveyPara->ss_ssid, 0, IW_ESSID_MAX_SIZE + 1);
 	if ((pssid != NULL) && (pssid->SsidLength)) {
-		memcpy(psurveyPara->ss_ssid, pssid->Ssid, pssid->SsidLength);
-		psurveyPara->ss_ssidlen = cpu_to_le32(pssid->SsidLength);
+		int len = min_t(int, pssid->SsidLength, IW_ESSID_MAX_SIZE);
+
+		memcpy(psurveyPara->ss_ssid, pssid->Ssid, len);
+		psurveyPara->ss_ssidlen = cpu_to_le32(len);
 	}
 	set_fwstate(pmlmepriv, _FW_UNDER_SURVEY);
 	r8712_enqueue_cmd(pcmdpriv, ph2c);