diff --git a/drivers/firmware/efi/cper.c b/drivers/firmware/efi/cper.c
index e15d484b6a5a7..ea7ca74fc1730 100644
--- a/drivers/firmware/efi/cper.c
+++ b/drivers/firmware/efi/cper.c
@@ -276,8 +276,7 @@ static int cper_dimm_err_location(struct cper_mem_err_compact *mem, char *msg)
 	if (!msg || !(mem->validation_bits & CPER_MEM_VALID_MODULE_HANDLE))
 		return 0;
 
-	n = 0;
-	len = CPER_REC_LEN - 1;
+	len = CPER_REC_LEN;
 	dmi_memdev_name(mem->mem_dev_handle, &bank, &device);
 	if (bank && device)
 		n = snprintf(msg, len, "DIMM location: %s %s ", bank, device);
@@ -286,7 +285,6 @@ static int cper_dimm_err_location(struct cper_mem_err_compact *mem, char *msg)
 			     "DIMM location: not present. DMI handle: 0x%.4x ",
 			     mem->mem_dev_handle);
 
-	msg[n] = '\0';
 	return n;
 }