1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/plugins/check_ntp.c b/plugins/check_ntp.c
index 09a923e..546802a 100644
--- a/plugins/check_ntp.c
+++ b/plugins/check_ntp.c
@@ -616,7 +616,7 @@ double jitter_request(const char *host, int *status){
                                 if (bytes_read != ntp_cm_ints + req.count)
                                         die(STATE_UNKNOWN, _("Invalid NTP response: %d bytes read does not equal %d plus %d data segment"), bytes_read, ntp_cm_ints, req.count); 
                                 /* else null terminate */
-                                strncpy(req.data[req.count], "\0", 1);
+                                req.data[req.count] = '\0';
 
                                 DBG(print_ntp_control_message(&req));