diff --git a/common/stdio.c b/common/stdio.c
index 9f48e5f503..97ff9cf4a6 100644
--- a/common/stdio.c
+++ b/common/stdio.c
@@ -135,7 +135,6 @@ struct stdio_dev* stdio_clone(struct stdio_dev *dev)
 		return NULL;
 
 	memcpy(_dev, dev, sizeof(struct stdio_dev));
-	strncpy(_dev->name, dev->name, 16);
 
 	return _dev;
 }