diff --git a/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v3/ipa_debugfs.c b/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v3/ipa_debugfs.c
index 6fc1eba69641..8a8bc8658233 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v3/ipa_debugfs.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v3/ipa_debugfs.c
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ const char *ipa3_hdr_proc_type_name[] = {
 };
 
 static struct dentry *dent;
-static char dbg_buff[IPA_MAX_MSG_LEN];
+static char dbg_buff[IPA_MAX_MSG_LEN + 1];
 static char *active_clients_buf;
 
 static s8 ep_reg_idx;