1 files changed, 5 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/lib/ftp.c b/lib/ftp.c
index 4860509f3..54ba4057f 100644
--- a/lib/ftp.c
+++ b/lib/ftp.c
@@ -2779,6 +2779,7 @@ static CURLcode ftp_statemach_act(struct connectdata *conn)
         const size_t buf_size = data->set.buffer_size;
         char *dir;
         char *store;
+        bool entry_extracted = FALSE;
 
         dir = malloc(nread + 1);
         if(!dir)
@@ -2810,7 +2811,7 @@ static CURLcode ftp_statemach_act(struct connectdata *conn)
               }
               else {
                 /* end of path */
-                *store = '\0'; /* zero terminate */
+                entry_extracted = TRUE;
                 break; /* get out of this loop */
               }
             }
@@ -2819,7 +2820,9 @@ static CURLcode ftp_statemach_act(struct connectdata *conn)
             store++;
             ptr++;
           }
-
+          *store = '\0'; /* zero terminate */
+        }
+        if(entry_extracted) {
           /* If the path name does not look like an absolute path (i.e.: it
              does not start with a '/'), we probably need some server-dependent
              adjustments. For example, this is the case when connecting to