diff --git a/src/misc/nftw.c b/src/misc/nftw.c
index efb2b89..7c2c0d3 100644
--- a/src/misc/nftw.c
+++ b/src/misc/nftw.c
@@ -108,11 +108,13 @@ int nftw(const char *path, int (*fn)(const char *, const struct stat *, int, str
 	if (fd_limit <= 0) return 0;
 
 	l = strlen(path);
+	while (l && path[l-1]=='/') --l;
 	if (l > PATH_MAX) {
 		errno = ENAMETOOLONG;
 		return -1;
 	}
-	memcpy(pathbuf, path, l+1);
+	memcpy(pathbuf, path, l);
+	pathbuf[l]='\0';
 	
 	pthread_setcancelstate(PTHREAD_CANCEL_DISABLE, &cs);
 	r = do_nftw(pathbuf, fn, fd_limit, flags, NULL);