diff --git a/src/util.c b/src/util.c
index cbc1382..32e9f6f 100644
--- a/src/util.c
+++ b/src/util.c
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ patht(char *path)
           return NULL;
 
      strncpy(ret, path, sizeof(ret));
-
+     ret[sizeof(ret) - 1] = 0;
      if(strstr(path, "~/"))
           sprintf(ret, "%s/%s", getenv("HOME"), path + 2);