diff --git a/tests/rigmem.c b/tests/rigmem.c
index 79a647d59..bf73e7102 100644
--- a/tests/rigmem.c
+++ b/tests/rigmem.c
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
                 return 1;
             }
 
-            strncat(conf_parms, optarg, MAXCONFLEN - strlen(conf_parms));
+            strncat(conf_parms, optarg, MAXCONFLEN - strlen(conf_parms) - 1);
             break;
 
         case 'p':