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1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/lib/erl_interface/src/misc/ei_format.c b/lib/erl_interface/src/misc/ei_format.c
index 281a192535..b5f11e618e 100644
--- a/lib/erl_interface/src/misc/ei_format.c
+++ b/lib/erl_interface/src/misc/ei_format.c
@@ -139,8 +139,8 @@ static int patom(const char** fmt, ei_x_buff* x)
--(*fmt);
len = *fmt - start;
/* FIXME why truncate atom name and not fail?! */
- if (len > MAXATOMLEN)
- len = MAXATOMLEN;
+ if (len >= MAXATOMLEN)
+ len = MAXATOMLEN-1;
return ei_x_encode_atom_len(x, start, len);
}