diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 3330a357b..c7bc69f58 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2011-03-23  Vladimir Serbinenko  <phcoder@gmail.com>
+
+	* grub-core/normal/menu_entry.c (init_line): Fix off-by-one error.
+
 2011-03-23  Vladimir Serbinenko  <phcoder@gmail.com>
 
 	* grub-core/script/parser.y: Declare "time" as valid argument.
diff --git a/grub-core/normal/menu_entry.c b/grub-core/normal/menu_entry.c
index e744d8d69..94f6e7f32 100644
--- a/grub-core/normal/menu_entry.c
+++ b/grub-core/normal/menu_entry.c
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ init_line (struct line *linep)
 {
   linep->len = 0;
   linep->max_len = 80; /* XXX */
-  linep->buf = grub_malloc (linep->max_len);
+  linep->buf = grub_malloc (linep->max_len + 1);
   if (! linep->buf)
     return 0;