diff --git a/src/topology.c b/src/topology.c
index 36ef98742d..da1d7479de 100644
--- a/src/topology.c
+++ b/src/topology.c
@@ -881,8 +881,9 @@ static HSAKMT_STATUS topology_parse_cpuinfo(struct proc_cpuinfo *cpuinfo,
 		if (!strncmp("model name", read_buf, sizeof("model name") - 1)) {
 			p = strchr(read_buf, ':');
 			p += 2; /* remove ": " */
-			p_len = (strlen(p) > HSA_PUBLIC_NAME_SIZE ?
-					HSA_PUBLIC_NAME_SIZE : strlen(p));
+			p_len = strlen(p);
+			if (p_len > HSA_PUBLIC_NAME_SIZE)
+				p_len = HSA_PUBLIC_NAME_SIZE;
 			memcpy(cpuinfo[proc].model_name, p, p_len);
 			cpuinfo[proc].model_name[p_len - 1] = '\0';
 			continue;