diff --git a/drivers/target/target_core_configfs.c b/drivers/target/target_core_configfs.c
index f0435228515505..676215cd8847ef 100644
--- a/drivers/target/target_core_configfs.c
+++ b/drivers/target/target_core_configfs.c
@@ -1325,16 +1325,11 @@ static ssize_t target_wwn_vendor_id_store(struct config_item *item,
 	/* +2 to allow for a trailing (stripped) '\n' and null-terminator */
 	unsigned char buf[INQUIRY_VENDOR_LEN + 2];
 	char *stripped = NULL;
-	size_t len;
+	ssize_t len;
 	ssize_t ret;
 
-	len = strlcpy(buf, page, sizeof(buf));
-	if (len < sizeof(buf)) {
-		/* Strip any newline added from userspace. */
-		stripped = strstrip(buf);
-		len = strlen(stripped);
-	}
-	if (len > INQUIRY_VENDOR_LEN) {
+	len = strscpy(buf, page, sizeof(buf));
+	if (len == -E2BIG) {
 		pr_err("Emulated T10 Vendor Identification exceeds"
 			" INQUIRY_VENDOR_LEN: " __stringify(INQUIRY_VENDOR_LEN)
 			"\n");
@@ -1381,16 +1376,11 @@ static ssize_t target_wwn_product_id_store(struct config_item *item,
 	/* +2 to allow for a trailing (stripped) '\n' and null-terminator */
 	unsigned char buf[INQUIRY_MODEL_LEN + 2];
 	char *stripped = NULL;
-	size_t len;
+	ssize_t len;
 	ssize_t ret;
 
-	len = strlcpy(buf, page, sizeof(buf));
-	if (len < sizeof(buf)) {
-		/* Strip any newline added from userspace. */
-		stripped = strstrip(buf);
-		len = strlen(stripped);
-	}
-	if (len > INQUIRY_MODEL_LEN) {
+	len = strscpy(buf, page, sizeof(buf));
+	if (len == -E2BIG) {
 		pr_err("Emulated T10 Vendor exceeds INQUIRY_MODEL_LEN: "
 			 __stringify(INQUIRY_MODEL_LEN)
 			"\n");
@@ -1437,16 +1427,11 @@ static ssize_t target_wwn_revision_store(struct config_item *item,
 	/* +2 to allow for a trailing (stripped) '\n' and null-terminator */
 	unsigned char buf[INQUIRY_REVISION_LEN + 2];
 	char *stripped = NULL;
-	size_t len;
+	ssize_t len;
 	ssize_t ret;
 
-	len = strlcpy(buf, page, sizeof(buf));
-	if (len < sizeof(buf)) {
-		/* Strip any newline added from userspace. */
-		stripped = strstrip(buf);
-		len = strlen(stripped);
-	}
-	if (len > INQUIRY_REVISION_LEN) {
+	len = strscpy(buf, page, sizeof(buf));
+	if (len == -E2BIG) {
 		pr_err("Emulated T10 Revision exceeds INQUIRY_REVISION_LEN: "
 			 __stringify(INQUIRY_REVISION_LEN)
 			"\n");