diff --git a/bin/date/netdate.c b/bin/date/netdate.c
index 88d914c3b03e..4ff5e2b20322 100644
--- a/bin/date/netdate.c
+++ b/bin/date/netdate.c
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
  * OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
  * SUCH DAMAGE.
  *
- *	$Id$
+ *	$Id: netdate.c,v 1.6 1997/02/22 14:02:35 peter Exp $
  */
 
 #ifndef lint
@@ -116,7 +116,8 @@ netsettime(tval)
 		warn("gethostname");
 		goto bad;
 	}
-	(void)strncpy(msg.tsp_name, hostname, sizeof(hostname));
+	(void)strncpy(msg.tsp_name, hostname, sizeof(msg.tsp_name));
+	msg.tsp_name[sizeof(msg.tsp_name) - 1] = '\0';
 	msg.tsp_seq = htons((u_short)0);
 	msg.tsp_time.tv_sec = htonl((u_long)tval);
 	msg.tsp_time.tv_usec = htonl((u_long)0);