diff --git a/bin/cp/utils.c b/bin/cp/utils.c
index b261e38863ee..3ee49f66f5a9 100644
--- a/bin/cp/utils.c
+++ b/bin/cp/utils.c
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 static char sccsid[] = "@(#)utils.c	8.3 (Berkeley) 4/1/94";
 #endif
 static const char rcsid[] =
-	"$Id: utils.c,v 1.17 1998/05/06 06:50:25 charnier Exp $";
+	"$Id: utils.c,v 1.18 1998/05/13 07:25:17 charnier Exp $";
 #endif /* not lint */
 
 #include <sys/param.h>
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ copy_link(p, exists)
 	int len;
 	char link[MAXPATHLEN];
 
-	if ((len = readlink(p->fts_path, link, sizeof(link))) == -1) {
+	if ((len = readlink(p->fts_path, link, sizeof(link) - 1)) == -1) {
 		warn("readlink: %s", p->fts_path);
 		return (1);
 	}
diff --git a/bin/csh/dir.c b/bin/csh/dir.c
index c9627aba323d..f3b8b9d542b7 100644
--- a/bin/csh/dir.c
+++ b/bin/csh/dir.c
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 static char sccsid[] = "@(#)dir.c	8.1 (Berkeley) 5/31/93";
 #else
 static const char rcsid[] =
-	"$Id: dir.c,v 1.6 1997/02/22 14:01:42 peter Exp $";
+	"$Id: dir.c,v 1.7 1997/08/07 21:42:05 steve Exp $";
 #endif
 #endif /* not lint */
 
@@ -705,8 +705,7 @@ dcanon(cp, p)
 	     */
 	    *--sp = 0;		/* form the pathname for readlink */
 	    if (sp != cp && !adrof(STRignore_symlinks) &&
-		(cc = readlink(short2str(cp), tlink,
-			       sizeof tlink)) >= 0) {
+		(cc = readlink(short2str(cp), tlink, sizeof(tlink) - 1)) >= 0) {
 		(void) Strcpy(link, str2short(tlink));
 		link[cc] = '\0';
 
@@ -790,8 +789,7 @@ dcanon(cp, p)
 
 	    if (sp != cp && adrof(STRchase_symlinks) &&
 		!adrof(STRignore_symlinks) &&
-		(cc = readlink(short2str(cp), tlink,
-			       sizeof tlink)) >= 0) {
+		(cc = readlink(short2str(cp), tlink, sizeof(tlink) - 1)) >= 0) {
 		(void) Strcpy(link, str2short(tlink));
 		link[cc] = '\0';
 
diff --git a/bin/pax/ftree.c b/bin/pax/ftree.c
index 8a264aa3662e..b9f32e335255 100644
--- a/bin/pax/ftree.c
+++ b/bin/pax/ftree.c
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 static char sccsid[] = "@(#)ftree.c	8.2 (Berkeley) 4/18/94";
 #endif
 static const char rcsid[] =
-	"$Id$";
+	"$Id: ftree.c,v 1.10 1998/05/15 06:27:42 charnier Exp $";
 #endif /* not lint */
 
 #include <sys/types.h>
@@ -508,14 +508,14 @@ next_file(arcn)
 			 * have to read the symlink path from the file
 			 */
 			if ((cnt = readlink(ftent->fts_path, arcn->ln_name,
-			    PAXPATHLEN)) < 0) {
+			    PAXPATHLEN - 1)) < 0) {
 				sys_warn(1, errno, "Unable to read symlink %s",
 				    ftent->fts_path);
 				continue;
 			}
 			/*
 			 * set link name length, watch out readlink does not
-			 * allways null terminate the link path
+			 * allways NUL terminate the link path
 			 */
 			arcn->ln_name[cnt] = '\0';
 			arcn->ln_nlen = cnt;