1 files changed, 3 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/src/doc.c b/src/doc.c
index 4ac96c8..9bc9dc8 100644
--- a/src/doc.c
+++ b/src/doc.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2012-2025 Robin Haberkorn
+ * Copyright (C) 2012-2026 Robin Haberkorn
  *
  * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -205,7 +205,8 @@ teco_doc_get_string(teco_doc_t *ctx, gchar **str, gsize *outlen, guint *codepage
 	gsize len = teco_view_ssm(teco_qreg_view, SCI_GETLENGTH, 0, 0);
 	if (str) {
 		*str = g_malloc(len + 1);
-		teco_view_ssm(teco_qreg_view, SCI_GETTEXT, len + 1, (sptr_t)*str);
+		/* null-terminates the string */
+		teco_view_ssm(teco_qreg_view, SCI_GETTEXT, len, (sptr_t)*str);
 	}
 	if (outlen)
 		*outlen = len;