diff --git a/fs/smb/client/reparse.c b/fs/smb/client/reparse.c
index b6bded042e78..8a1b9e8be5ba 100644
--- a/fs/smb/client/reparse.c
+++ b/fs/smb/client/reparse.c
@@ -971,7 +971,8 @@ int smb2_parse_native_symlink(char **target, const char *buf, unsigned int len,
 			linux_target[i*3 + 1] = '.';
 			linux_target[i*3 + 2] = sep;
 		}
-		memcpy(linux_target + levels*3, smb_target+1, smb_target_len); /* +1 to skip leading sep */
+		/* +1 to skip leading sep */
+		memcpy(linux_target + levels*3, smb_target+1, smb_target_len-1);
 	} else {
 		/*
 		 * This is either an absolute symlink in POSIX-style format