diff --git a/nshlib/nsh_fsutils.c b/nshlib/nsh_fsutils.c
index 2f88549c5..c9b50710c 100644
--- a/nshlib/nsh_fsutils.c
+++ b/nshlib/nsh_fsutils.c
@@ -513,7 +513,6 @@ FAR char *nsh_getdirpath(FAR struct nsh_vtbl_s *vtbl,
       snprintf(vtbl->iobuffer, IOBUFFERSIZE, "%s/%s", dirpath, path);
     }
 
-  vtbl->iobuffer[PATH_MAX] = '\0';
   return strdup(vtbl->iobuffer);
 }
 #endif