diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/wext.c b/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/wext.c
index a8eb9e1fcf36..4b1aab593a84 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/wext.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/wext.c
@@ -2025,10 +2025,8 @@ static int lbs_get_essid(struct net_device *dev, struct iw_request_info *info,
 	if (priv->connect_status == LBS_CONNECTED) {
 		memcpy(extra, priv->curbssparams.ssid,
 		       priv->curbssparams.ssid_len);
-		extra[priv->curbssparams.ssid_len] = '\0';
 	} else {
 		memset(extra, 0, 32);
-		extra[priv->curbssparams.ssid_len] = '\0';
 	}
 	/*
 	 * If none, we may want to get the one that was set