diff --git a/src/path_resolver.c b/src/path_resolver.c
index deb3f60..c1bff2b 100644
--- a/src/path_resolver.c
+++ b/src/path_resolver.c
@@ -499,14 +499,14 @@ uvwasi_errno_t uvwasi__resolve_path(const uvwasi_t* uvwasi,
 
     link_target_len = strlen(req.ptr);
     uvwasi__free(uvwasi, link_target);
-    link_target = uvwasi__malloc(uvwasi, link_target_len + 1);
+    link_target = uvwasi__malloc(uvwasi, link_target_len);
     if (link_target == NULL) {
       uv_fs_req_cleanup(&req);
       err = UVWASI_ENOMEM;
       goto exit;
     }
 
-    memcpy(link_target, req.ptr, link_target_len + 1);
+    memcpy(link_target, req.ptr, link_target_len);
     uv_fs_req_cleanup(&req);
 
     if (1 == uvwasi__is_absolute_path(link_target, link_target_len)) {
diff --git a/src/uvwasi.c b/src/uvwasi.c
index 7c334a7..948c135 100644
--- a/src/uvwasi.c
+++ b/src/uvwasi.c
@@ -2199,7 +2199,7 @@ uvwasi_errno_t uvwasi_path_readlink(uvwasi_t* uvwasi,
 
   memcpy(buf, req.ptr, len);
   buf[len] = '\0';
-  *bufused = len + 1;
+  *bufused = len;
   uv_fs_req_cleanup(&req);
   return UVWASI_ESUCCESS;
 }
diff --git a/test/test-symlink.c b/test/test-symlink.c
index cae5cad..a21c500 100644
--- a/test/test-symlink.c
+++ b/test/test-symlink.c
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ int main(void) {
                              strlen(path) + 1,
                              &bufused);
   assert(err == 0);
-  assert(bufused == strlen(path) + 1);
+  assert(bufused == strlen(path));
   assert(strcmp(buf, path) == 0);
 
   err = uvwasi_path_unlink_file(&uvwasi, 3, linkname, strlen(linkname));
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ int main(void) {
                              strlen(truncated_path) + 1,
                              &bufused);
   assert(err == 0);
-  assert(bufused == strlen(truncated_path) + 1);
+  assert(bufused == strlen(truncated_path));
   assert(strcmp(buf, truncated_path) == 0);
 
   err = uvwasi_path_unlink_file(&uvwasi, 3, truncated_linkname, strlen(truncated_linkname));