diff --git a/fs/fuse/dev.c b/fs/fuse/dev.c
index ca7d46de5ca3..028f38f0906c 100644
--- a/fs/fuse/dev.c
+++ b/fs/fuse/dev.c
@@ -1947,8 +1947,10 @@ static ssize_t fuse_dev_do_write(struct fuse_dev *fud,
 
 	err = copy_out_args(cs, &req->out, nbytes);
 	if (req->in.h.opcode == FUSE_CANONICAL_PATH) {
-		req->out.h.error = kern_path((char *)req->out.args[0].value, 0,
-							req->canonical_path);
+		char *path = (char *)req->out.args[0].value;
+
+		path[req->out.args[0].size - 1] = 0;
+		req->out.h.error = kern_path(path, 0, req->canonical_path);
 	}
 	fuse_copy_finish(cs);