diff --git a/fs/ecryptfs/crypto.c b/fs/ecryptfs/crypto.c
index c01e043670e2..f6caeb1d1106 100644
--- a/fs/ecryptfs/crypto.c
+++ b/fs/ecryptfs/crypto.c
@@ -1716,7 +1716,7 @@ static int ecryptfs_copy_filename(char **copied_name, size_t *copied_name_size,
 {
 	int rc = 0;
 
-	(*copied_name) = kmalloc((name_size + 2), GFP_KERNEL);
+	(*copied_name) = kmalloc((name_size + 1), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!(*copied_name)) {
 		rc = -ENOMEM;
 		goto out;
@@ -1726,7 +1726,7 @@ static int ecryptfs_copy_filename(char **copied_name, size_t *copied_name_size,
 						 * in printing out the
 						 * string in debug
 						 * messages */
-	(*copied_name_size) = (name_size + 1);
+	(*copied_name_size) = name_size;
 out:
 	return rc;
 }