diff --git a/usr.sbin/syslogd/syslogd.c b/usr.sbin/syslogd/syslogd.c
index 0254e0984e56..bf87ad3252db 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/syslogd/syslogd.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/syslogd/syslogd.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/*	$NetBSD: syslogd.c,v 1.39 2000/07/02 02:15:34 jwise Exp $	*/
+/*	$NetBSD: syslogd.c,v 1.40 2000/09/13 15:46:32 sommerfeld Exp $	*/
 
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 1983, 1988, 1993, 1994
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ __COPYRIGHT("@(#) Copyright (c) 1983, 1988, 1993, 1994\n\
 #if 0
 static char sccsid[] = "@(#)syslogd.c	8.3 (Berkeley) 4/4/94";
 #else
-__RCSID("$NetBSD: syslogd.c,v 1.39 2000/07/02 02:15:34 jwise Exp $");
+__RCSID("$NetBSD: syslogd.c,v 1.40 2000/09/13 15:46:32 sommerfeld Exp $");
 #endif
 #endif /* not lint */
 
@@ -533,7 +533,7 @@ printline(hname, msg)
 	q = line;
 
 	while ((c = *p++ & 0177) != '\0' &&
-	    q < &line[sizeof(line) - 1])
+	    q < &line[sizeof(line) - 2])
 		if (iscntrl(c))
 			if (c == '\n')
 				*q++ = ' ';