diff --git a/userspace/cat/main.cpp b/userspace/cat/main.cpp
index fd0530729d..ec8fbf8f8c 100644
--- a/userspace/cat/main.cpp
+++ b/userspace/cat/main.cpp
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 bool cat_file(FILE* fp)
 {
-	char buffer[1024];
+	char buffer[1025];
 	size_t n_read;
 	while ((n_read = fread(buffer, 1, sizeof(buffer) - 1, fp)) > 0)
 	{