diff --git a/sbin/fsck/dir.c b/sbin/fsck/dir.c
index e8312343fcbe..288a2e909202 100644
--- a/sbin/fsck/dir.c
+++ b/sbin/fsck/dir.c
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 
 #ifndef lint
 /*static char sccsid[] = "from: @(#)dir.c	8.1 (Berkeley) 6/5/93";*/
-static char *rcsid = "$Id: dir.c,v 1.8 1994/07/28 00:25:17 mycroft Exp $";
+static char *rcsid = "$Id: dir.c,v 1.9 1994/07/29 02:31:50 mycroft Exp $";
 #endif /* not lint */
 
 #include <sys/param.h>
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ mkentry(idesc)
 #		endif
 	}
 	dirp->d_reclen = newent.d_reclen;
-	bcopy(idesc->id_name, dirp->d_name, (size_t)dirp->d_namlen + 1);
+	bcopy(idesc->id_name, dirp->d_name, (size_t)newent.d_namlen + 1);
 	return (ALTERED|STOP);
 }
 
diff --git a/sbin/fsck_ffs/dir.c b/sbin/fsck_ffs/dir.c
index e8312343fcbe..288a2e909202 100644
--- a/sbin/fsck_ffs/dir.c
+++ b/sbin/fsck_ffs/dir.c
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 
 #ifndef lint
 /*static char sccsid[] = "from: @(#)dir.c	8.1 (Berkeley) 6/5/93";*/
-static char *rcsid = "$Id: dir.c,v 1.8 1994/07/28 00:25:17 mycroft Exp $";
+static char *rcsid = "$Id: dir.c,v 1.9 1994/07/29 02:31:50 mycroft Exp $";
 #endif /* not lint */
 
 #include <sys/param.h>
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ mkentry(idesc)
 #		endif
 	}
 	dirp->d_reclen = newent.d_reclen;
-	bcopy(idesc->id_name, dirp->d_name, (size_t)dirp->d_namlen + 1);
+	bcopy(idesc->id_name, dirp->d_name, (size_t)newent.d_namlen + 1);
 	return (ALTERED|STOP);
 }