diff --git a/lib/strncpy_from_user.c b/lib/strncpy_from_user.c
index 6dc234913dd5..5bb752ff7c61 100644
--- a/lib/strncpy_from_user.c
+++ b/lib/strncpy_from_user.c
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ long strncpy_from_user(char *dst, const char __user *src, long count)
 	if (can_do_masked_user_access()) {
 		long retval;
 
-		src = masked_user_access_begin(src);
+		src = masked_user_read_access_begin(src);
 		retval = do_strncpy_from_user(dst, src, count, count);
 		user_read_access_end();
 		return retval;
diff --git a/lib/strnlen_user.c b/lib/strnlen_user.c
index 6e489f9e90f1..4a6574b67f82 100644
--- a/lib/strnlen_user.c
+++ b/lib/strnlen_user.c
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ long strnlen_user(const char __user *str, long count)
 	if (can_do_masked_user_access()) {
 		long retval;
 
-		str = masked_user_access_begin(str);
+		str = masked_user_read_access_begin(str);
 		retval = do_strnlen_user(str, count, count);
 		user_read_access_end();
 		return retval;