diff --git a/net/bluetooth/hci_sock.c b/net/bluetooth/hci_sock.c
index 45f6ce1f380e..f18c081f5a5b 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/hci_sock.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/hci_sock.c
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ static struct sk_buff *create_monitor_event(struct hci_dev *hdev, int event)
 		ni->type = hdev->dev_type;
 		ni->bus = hdev->bus;
 		bacpy(&ni->bdaddr, &hdev->bdaddr);
-		memcpy(ni->name, hdev->name, 8);
+		memcpy(ni->name, hdev->name, strlen(hdev->name));
 
 		opcode = cpu_to_le16(HCI_MON_NEW_INDEX);
 		break;