diff --git a/fs/ufs/inode.c b/fs/ufs/inode.c
index ac8b324..3d2512c 100644
--- a/fs/ufs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/ufs/inode.c
@@ -658,7 +658,8 @@
 		       sizeof(ufs_inode->ui_u2.ui_addr));
 	} else {
 		memcpy(ufsi->i_u1.i_symlink, ufs_inode->ui_u2.ui_symlink,
-		       sizeof(ufs_inode->ui_u2.ui_symlink));
+		       sizeof(ufs_inode->ui_u2.ui_symlink) - 1);
+		ufsi->i_u1.i_symlink[sizeof(ufs_inode->ui_u2.ui_symlink) - 1] = 0;
 	}
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -706,7 +707,8 @@
 		       sizeof(ufs2_inode->ui_u2.ui_addr));
 	} else {
 		memcpy(ufsi->i_u1.i_symlink, ufs2_inode->ui_u2.ui_symlink,
-		       sizeof(ufs2_inode->ui_u2.ui_symlink));
+		       sizeof(ufs2_inode->ui_u2.ui_symlink) - 1);
+		ufsi->i_u1.i_symlink[sizeof(ufs2_inode->ui_u2.ui_symlink) - 1] = 0;
 	}
 	return 0;
 }