diff --git a/mongoose.c b/mongoose.c
index 587422d3..a92ee7b7 100644
--- a/mongoose.c
+++ b/mongoose.c
@@ -7604,7 +7604,7 @@ static void mg_scan_directory(struct mg_connection *nc, const char *dir,
                               const struct mg_serve_http_opts *opts,
                               void (*func)(struct mg_connection *, const char *,
                                            cs_stat_t *)) {
-  char path[MG_MAX_PATH];
+  char path[MG_MAX_PATH + 1];
   cs_stat_t st;
   struct dirent *dp;
   DIR *dirp;
diff --git a/src/mg_http.c b/src/mg_http.c
index 9f456856..257bde4c 100644
--- a/src/mg_http.c
+++ b/src/mg_http.c
@@ -2026,7 +2026,7 @@ static void mg_scan_directory(struct mg_connection *nc, const char *dir,
                               const struct mg_serve_http_opts *opts,
                               void (*func)(struct mg_connection *, const char *,
                                            cs_stat_t *)) {
-  char path[MG_MAX_PATH];
+  char path[MG_MAX_PATH + 1];
   cs_stat_t st;
   struct dirent *dp;
   DIR *dirp;