diff --git a/kernel/module.c b/kernel/module.c
index 7eba6dea4f41..d3bd56ed3541 100644
--- a/kernel/module.c
+++ b/kernel/module.c
@@ -4017,7 +4017,7 @@ unsigned long module_kallsyms_lookup_name(const char *name)
 
 	/* Don't lock: we're in enough trouble already. */
 	preempt_disable();
-	if ((colon = strchr(name, ':')) != NULL) {
+	if ((colon = strnchr(name, MODULE_NAME_LEN, ':')) != NULL) {
 		if ((mod = find_module_all(name, colon - name, false)) != NULL)
 			ret = mod_find_symname(mod, colon+1);
 	} else {