1 files changed, 5 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/lib/snprintf.c b/lib/snprintf.c
index c281f7c58..ef00f55b4 100644
--- a/lib/snprintf.c
+++ b/lib/snprintf.c
@@ -45,11 +45,12 @@ snprintf (char *str, size_t size, const char *format, ...)
 {
   char *output;
   size_t len;
+  size_t lenbuf = size;
   va_list args;
 
   va_start (args, format);
-  len = size;
   output = vasnprintf (str, &len, format, args);
+  len = lenbuf;
   va_end (args);
 
   if (!output)
@@ -59,8 +60,9 @@ snprintf (char *str, size_t size, const char *format, ...)
     {
       if (size)
 	{
-	  memcpy (str, output, size - 1);
-	  str[size - 1] = '\0';
+	  size_t pruned_len = (len < size ? len : size - 1);
+	  memcpy (str, output, pruned_len);
+	  str[pruned_len] = '\0';
 	}
 
       free (output);