diff --git a/tools/tracing/rtla/src/utils.c b/tools/tracing/rtla/src/utils.c
index 337f2591bf07..9ac71a66840c 100644
--- a/tools/tracing/rtla/src/utils.c
+++ b/tools/tracing/rtla/src/utils.c
@@ -530,7 +530,7 @@ int set_cpu_dma_latency(int32_t latency)
  */
 static const int find_mount(const char *fs, char *mp, int sizeof_mp)
 {
-	char mount_point[MAX_PATH];
+	char mount_point[MAX_PATH+1];
 	char type[100];
 	int found = 0;
 	FILE *fp;