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diff --git a/lib/string.c b/lib/string.c
index 6f334420f687..3371d26a0e39 100644
--- a/lib/string.c
+++ b/lib/string.c
@@ -197,6 +197,14 @@ ssize_t strscpy(char *dest, const char *src, size_t count)
max = 0;
#endif
+ /*
+ * read_word_at_a_time() below may read uninitialized bytes after the
+ * trailing zero and use them in comparisons. Disable this optimization
+ * under KMSAN to prevent false positive reports.
+ */
+ if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_KMSAN))
+ max = 0;
+
while (max >= sizeof(unsigned long)) {
unsigned long c, data;