diff --git a/src/ChangeLog b/src/ChangeLog
index 0086ddbcd..2c237fc18 100644
--- a/src/ChangeLog
+++ b/src/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2004-10-11  Roland Illig  <roland.illig@gmx.de>
+
+	* utilunix.c (close_error_pipe): Fixed possible invalid memory access
+	(three lines below).
+
 2004-10-11  Leonard den Ottolander  <leonard * den ottolander nl>
 
 	* file.c (copy_dir_dir): Small text fix.
diff --git a/src/utilunix.c b/src/utilunix.c
index baf728e5e..2375a98a8 100644
--- a/src/utilunix.c
+++ b/src/utilunix.c
@@ -436,7 +436,7 @@ close_error_pipe (int error, const char *text)
 	close (2);
 	dup (old_error);
 	close (old_error);
-	len = read (error_pipe[0], msg, MAX_PIPE_SIZE);
+	len = read (error_pipe[0], msg, MAX_PIPE_SIZE - 1);
 
 	if (len >= 0)
 	    msg[len] = 0;