diff --git a/nshlib/nsh_fsutils.c b/nshlib/nsh_fsutils.c
index 3babedfd3..4dd8f4141 100644
--- a/nshlib/nsh_fsutils.c
+++ b/nshlib/nsh_fsutils.c
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ static int getpid_callback(FAR struct nsh_vtbl_s *vtbl,
       return 0;
     }
 
-  len = read(fd, buffer, sizeof(buffer));
+  len = read(fd, buffer, sizeof(buffer) - 1);
   close(fd);
   if (len < 0)
     {