1 file changed, 2 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/source/ui-blob.c b/source/ui-blob.c
index 0ea51417..0c90c426 100644
--- a/source/ui-blob.c
+++ b/source/ui-blob.c
@@ -134,9 +134,8 @@ int cgit_print_file(char *path, const char *head, int file_only, int html_escape
 	if (!buf)
 		return -1;
 
-	// html_txt wants a terminated string, and git leaves a spare byte
-	// past every object it reads, so this write stays in the allocation.
-	buf[size] = '\0';
+	// html_txt wants a terminated string, which git leaves past every
+	// object it reads.
 	if (html_escape) {
 		// html_txt stops at a NUL, so a blob holding one is written
 		// segment by segment with a question mark standing in for
@@ -211,7 +210,6 @@ void cgit_print_blob(const char *hex, char *path, const char *head, int file_onl
 		return;
 	}
 
-	buf[size] = '\0';
 	if (buffer_is_binary(buf, size))
 		ctx.page.mimetype = "application/octet-stream";
 	else