diff --git a/src/libstrongswan/plugins/af_alg/af_alg_ops.c b/src/libstrongswan/plugins/af_alg/af_alg_ops.c
index eed8429cf..d5d47ec69 100644
--- a/src/libstrongswan/plugins/af_alg/af_alg_ops.c
+++ b/src/libstrongswan/plugins/af_alg/af_alg_ops.c
@@ -218,8 +218,8 @@ af_alg_ops_t *af_alg_ops_create(char *type, char *alg)
 		.salg_family = AF_ALG,
 	};
 
-	strncpy(sa.salg_type, type, sizeof(sa.salg_type));
-	strncpy(sa.salg_name, alg, sizeof(sa.salg_name));
+	strncpy(sa.salg_type, type, sizeof(sa.salg_type) - 1);
+	strncpy(sa.salg_name, alg, sizeof(sa.salg_name) - 1);
 
 	INIT(this,
 		.public = {