diff --git a/src/rc/openrc-init.c b/src/rc/openrc-init.c
index 398259cc..003ce31f 100644
--- a/src/rc/openrc-init.c
+++ b/src/rc/openrc-init.c
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 				perror("fopen");
 			continue;
 		}
-		count = fread(buf, 1, 2048, fifo);
+		count = fread(buf, 1, sizeof(buf) - 1, fifo);
 		buf[count] = 0;
 		fclose(fifo);
 		printf("PID1: Received \"%s\" from FIFO...\n", buf);