diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/common.c b/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/common.c
index dec25e4156199e..0c967b45f76f74 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/common.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/common.c
@@ -264,6 +264,7 @@ int brcmf_c_preinit_dcmds(struct brcmf_if *ifp)
 			 err);
 		goto done;
 	}
+	buf[sizeof(buf) - 1] = '\0';
 	ptr = (char *)buf;
 	strsep(&ptr, "\n");