diff --git a/crypto/essiv.c b/crypto/essiv.c
index ec0ec8992c2d..cfce8ef7ab1f 100644
--- a/crypto/essiv.c
+++ b/crypto/essiv.c
@@ -548,8 +548,7 @@ static int essiv_create(struct crypto_template *tmpl, struct rtattr **tb)
 	}
 
 	/* record the driver name so we can instantiate this exact algo later */
-	strscpy(ictx->shash_driver_name, hash_alg->base.cra_driver_name,
-		CRYPTO_MAX_ALG_NAME);
+	strscpy(ictx->shash_driver_name, hash_alg->base.cra_driver_name);
 
 	/* Instance fields */