diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8712/mlme_linux.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8712/mlme_linux.c
index abf96c14df93a34a5ee2709146f3ea16fcdb10cb..7279854c86aa4e1dccccbd6d363d6ab3c28bec79 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8712/mlme_linux.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8712/mlme_linux.c
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ void r8712_report_sec_ie(struct _adapter *adapter, u8 authmode, u8 *sec_ie)
 		p = buff;
 		p += sprintf(p, "ASSOCINFO(ReqIEs=");
 		len = sec_ie[1] + 2;
-		len =  (len < IW_CUSTOM_MAX) ? len : IW_CUSTOM_MAX;
+		len =  (len < IW_CUSTOM_MAX) ? len : IW_CUSTOM_MAX - 1;
 		for (i = 0; i < len; i++)
 			p += sprintf(p, "%02x", sec_ie[i]);
 		p += sprintf(p, ")");