diff --git a/src/libsystemd/sd-bus/bus-control.c b/src/libsystemd/sd-bus/bus-control.c
index 6507ce95f7..7775d2b376 100644
--- a/src/libsystemd/sd-bus/bus-control.c
+++ b/src/libsystemd/sd-bus/bus-control.c
@@ -703,7 +703,7 @@ _public_ int sd_bus_get_name_creds(
                                         if (r < 0)
                                                 return r;
 
-                                        c->label = strndup(p, sz);
+                                        c->label = memdup_suffix0(p, sz);
                                         if (!c->label)
                                                 return -ENOMEM;