diff --git a/drivers/firmware/efi/cper.c b/drivers/firmware/efi/cper.c
index ea7ca74fc173..1cb70976dbe7 100644
--- a/drivers/firmware/efi/cper.c
+++ b/drivers/firmware/efi/cper.c
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ static int cper_mem_err_location(struct cper_mem_err_compact *mem, char *msg)
 		return 0;
 
 	n = 0;
-	len = CPER_REC_LEN - 1;
+	len = CPER_REC_LEN;
 	if (mem->validation_bits & CPER_MEM_VALID_NODE)
 		n += scnprintf(msg + n, len - n, "node: %d ", mem->node);
 	if (mem->validation_bits & CPER_MEM_VALID_CARD)
@@ -258,13 +258,12 @@ static int cper_mem_err_location(struct cper_mem_err_compact *mem, char *msg)
 		n += scnprintf(msg + n, len - n, "responder_id: 0x%016llx ",
 			       mem->responder_id);
 	if (mem->validation_bits & CPER_MEM_VALID_TARGET_ID)
-		scnprintf(msg + n, len - n, "target_id: 0x%016llx ",
-			  mem->target_id);
+		n += scnprintf(msg + n, len - n, "target_id: 0x%016llx ",
+			       mem->target_id);
 	if (mem->validation_bits & CPER_MEM_VALID_CHIP_ID)
-		scnprintf(msg + n, len - n, "chip_id: %d ",
-			  mem->extended >> CPER_MEM_CHIP_ID_SHIFT);
+		n += scnprintf(msg + n, len - n, "chip_id: %d ",
+			       mem->extended >> CPER_MEM_CHIP_ID_SHIFT);
 
-	msg[n] = '\0';
 	return n;
 }