diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/net/tap.c b/tools/testing/selftests/net/tap.c
index 247c3b3ac1c9..51a209014f1c 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/net/tap.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/net/tap.c
@@ -56,18 +56,12 @@ static void rtattr_end(struct nlmsghdr *nh, struct rtattr *attr)
 static struct rtattr *rtattr_add_str(struct nlmsghdr *nh, unsigned short type,
 				     const char *s)
 {
-	struct rtattr *rta = rtattr_add(nh, type, strlen(s));
+	unsigned int strsz = strlen(s) + 1;
+	struct rtattr *rta;
 
-	memcpy(RTA_DATA(rta), s, strlen(s));
-	return rta;
-}
+	rta = rtattr_add(nh, type, strsz);
 
-static struct rtattr *rtattr_add_strsz(struct nlmsghdr *nh, unsigned short type,
-				       const char *s)
-{
-	struct rtattr *rta = rtattr_add(nh, type, strlen(s) + 1);
-
-	strcpy(RTA_DATA(rta), s);
+	memcpy(RTA_DATA(rta), s, strsz);
 	return rta;
 }
 
@@ -119,7 +113,7 @@ static int dev_create(const char *dev, const char *link_type,
 
 	link_info = rtattr_begin(&req.nh, IFLA_LINKINFO);
 
-	rtattr_add_strsz(&req.nh, IFLA_INFO_KIND, link_type);
+	rtattr_add_str(&req.nh, IFLA_INFO_KIND, link_type);
 
 	if (fill_info_data) {
 		info_data = rtattr_begin(&req.nh, IFLA_INFO_DATA);