diff --git a/sys/kern/kern_linker.c b/sys/kern/kern_linker.c
index a4b2a034af61..06cd3c0a5750 100644
--- a/sys/kern/kern_linker.c
+++ b/sys/kern/kern_linker.c
@@ -1243,8 +1243,8 @@ kern_kldstat(struct thread *td, int fileid, struct kld_file_stat *stat)
 
 	/* Version 1 fields: */
 	namelen = strlen(lf->filename) + 1;
-	if (namelen > MAXPATHLEN)
-		namelen = MAXPATHLEN;
+	if (namelen > sizeof(stat->name))
+		namelen = sizeof(stat->name);
 	bcopy(lf->filename, &stat->name[0], namelen);
 	stat->refs = lf->refs;
 	stat->id = lf->id;
@@ -1252,8 +1252,8 @@ kern_kldstat(struct thread *td, int fileid, struct kld_file_stat *stat)
 	stat->size = lf->size;
 	/* Version 2 fields: */
 	namelen = strlen(lf->pathname) + 1;
-	if (namelen > MAXPATHLEN)
-		namelen = MAXPATHLEN;
+	if (namelen > sizeof(stat->pathname))
+		namelen = sizeof(stat->pathname);
 	bcopy(lf->pathname, &stat->pathname[0], namelen);
 	sx_xunlock(&kld_sx);