diff --git a/include/linux/compiler.h b/include/linux/compiler.h
index 2df665fa2964..ec55bcce4146 100644
--- a/include/linux/compiler.h
+++ b/include/linux/compiler.h
@@ -242,6 +242,9 @@ static inline void *offset_to_ptr(const int *off)
 /* &a[0] degrades to a pointer: a different type from an array */
 #define __must_be_array(a)	BUILD_BUG_ON_ZERO(__same_type((a), &(a)[0]))
 
+/* Require C Strings (i.e. NUL-terminated) lack the "nonstring" attribute. */
+#define __must_be_cstr(p)	BUILD_BUG_ON_ZERO(__annotated(p, nonstring))
+
 /*
  * This returns a constant expression while determining if an argument is
  * a constant expression, most importantly without evaluating the argument.
diff --git a/include/linux/compiler_types.h b/include/linux/compiler_types.h
index f14c275950b5..1a957ea2f4fe 100644
--- a/include/linux/compiler_types.h
+++ b/include/linux/compiler_types.h
@@ -421,6 +421,13 @@ struct ftrace_likely_data {
 #define __member_size(p)	__builtin_object_size(p, 1)
 #endif
 
+/* Determine if an attribute has been applied to a variable. */
+#if __has_builtin(__builtin_has_attribute)
+#define __annotated(var, attr)	__builtin_has_attribute(var, attr)
+#else
+#define __annotated(var, attr)	(false)
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Some versions of gcc do not mark 'asm goto' volatile:
  *
diff --git a/include/linux/string.h b/include/linux/string.h
index 9edace076ddb..95b3fc308f4f 100644
--- a/include/linux/string.h
+++ b/include/linux/string.h
@@ -76,12 +76,16 @@ ssize_t sized_strscpy(char *, const char *, size_t);
  * known size.
  */
 #define __strscpy0(dst, src, ...)	\
-	sized_strscpy(dst, src, sizeof(dst) + __must_be_array(dst))
-#define __strscpy1(dst, src, size)	sized_strscpy(dst, src, size)
+	sized_strscpy(dst, src, sizeof(dst) + __must_be_array(dst) +	\
+				__must_be_cstr(dst) + __must_be_cstr(src))
+#define __strscpy1(dst, src, size)	\
+	sized_strscpy(dst, src, size + __must_be_cstr(dst) + __must_be_cstr(src))
 
 #define __strscpy_pad0(dst, src, ...)	\
-	sized_strscpy_pad(dst, src, sizeof(dst) + __must_be_array(dst))
-#define __strscpy_pad1(dst, src, size)	sized_strscpy_pad(dst, src, size)
+	sized_strscpy_pad(dst, src, sizeof(dst) + __must_be_array(dst) +	\
+				    __must_be_cstr(dst) + __must_be_cstr(src))
+#define __strscpy_pad1(dst, src, size)	\
+	sized_strscpy_pad(dst, src, size + __must_be_cstr(dst) + __must_be_cstr(src))
 
 /**
  * strscpy - Copy a C-string into a sized buffer