diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfsroot.c b/fs/nfs/nfsroot.c
index 6bd19d843af7..df101d9f546a 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfsroot.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfsroot.c
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ static char nfs_root_name[256] __initdata = "";
 static __be32 servaddr __initdata = 0;
 
 /* Name of directory to mount */
-static char nfs_export_path[NFS_MAXPATHLEN] __initdata = { 0, };
+static char nfs_export_path[NFS_MAXPATHLEN + 1] __initdata = { 0, };
 
 /* NFS-related data */
 static struct nfs_mount_data nfs_data __initdata = { 0, };/* NFS mount info */