--- src/lib/libc/gen/dirname.c	2005/09/18 15:15:06	1.9
+++ src/lib/libc/gen/dirname.c	2005/09/18 16:09:45	1.10
@@ -72,9 +72,10 @@ dirname(const char *path)
 		endp--;
 	} while (endp > path && *endp == '/');
 
-	if (strlcpy(bname, path, (endp - path) + 2) > MAXPATHLEN) { 
+	if (endp - path + 2 > MAXPATHLEN) {
 		errno = ENAMETOOLONG;
 		return(NULL);
 	}
+	(void)strlcpy(bname, path, endp - path + 2);
 	return(bname);
 }