is_scanning_required = 1;
                } else {
                        mwifiex_dbg(priv->adapter, MSG,
-                                   "info: trying to associate to '%s' bssid %pM\n",
-                                   (char *)req_ssid.ssid, bss->bssid);
+                                   "info: trying to associate to '%.*s' bssid %pM\n",
+                                   req_ssid.ssid_len, (char *)req_ssid.ssid,
+                                   bss->bssid);
                        memcpy(&priv->cfg_bssid, bss->bssid, ETH_ALEN);
                        break;
                }
        }
 
        mwifiex_dbg(adapter, INFO,
-                   "info: Trying to associate to %s and bssid %pM\n",
-                   (char *)sme->ssid, sme->bssid);
+                   "info: Trying to associate to %.*s and bssid %pM\n",
+                   (int)sme->ssid_len, (char *)sme->ssid, sme->bssid);
 
        if (!mwifiex_stop_bg_scan(priv))
                cfg80211_sched_scan_stopped_rtnl(priv->wdev.wiphy);
        }
 
        mwifiex_dbg(priv->adapter, MSG,
-                   "info: trying to join to %s and bssid %pM\n",
-                   (char *)params->ssid, params->bssid);
+                   "info: trying to join to %.*s and bssid %pM\n",
+                   params->ssid_len, (char *)params->ssid, params->bssid);
 
        mwifiex_set_ibss_params(priv, params);