diff --git a/local.c b/local.c
index fa1685e..202e9c4 100644
--- a/local.c
+++ b/local.c
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ loadLocalDir(char *dname)
 	else {
 #if defined(HAVE_LSTAT) && defined(HAVE_READLINK)
 	    if (S_ISLNK(lst.st_mode)) {
-		if ((l = readlink(fbuf->ptr, lbuf, sizeof(lbuf))) > 0) {
+		if ((l = readlink(fbuf->ptr, lbuf, sizeof(lbuf) - 1)) > 0) {
 		    lbuf[l] = '\0';
 		    Strcat_m_charp(tmp, " -> ",
 				   html_quote(conv_from_system(lbuf)), NULL);