diff --git a/ls.c b/ls.c
index 78193e7..450ea18 100644
--- a/ls.c
+++ b/ls.c
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@
 
 static void list_single(const char *name, struct stat *info, const char *fullname)
 {
-	char scratch[PATH_MAX];
+	char scratch[PATH_MAX + 1];
 	short len = strlen(name);
 #ifdef BB_FEATURE_LS_FILETYPES
 	char append = append_char(info->st_mode);