1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/xev.c b/xev.c
index de4e6e8..5b352df 100644
--- a/xev.c
+++ b/xev.c
@@ -178,13 +178,13 @@ do_KeyPress(XEvent *eventp)
     if (e->type == KeyPress && xic) {
         do {
             nmbbytes = XmbLookupString(xic, e, buf, bsize - 1, &ks, &status);
-            buf[nmbbytes] = '\0';
 
             if (status == XBufferOverflow) {
                 bsize = nmbbytes + 1;
                 buf = realloc(buf, bsize);
             }
         } while (status == XBufferOverflow);
+        buf[nmbbytes] = '\0';
     }
 
     if (ks == NoSymbol)