diff --git a/kernel/panic.c b/kernel/panic.c
index b6c482c..c00b4ce 100644
--- a/kernel/panic.c
+++ b/kernel/panic.c
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@
  */
 const char *print_tainted(void)
 {
-	static char buf[ARRAY_SIZE(tnts) + sizeof("Tainted: ") + 1];
+	static char buf[ARRAY_SIZE(tnts) + sizeof("Tainted: ")];
 
 	if (tainted_mask) {
 		char *s;