diff --git a/ntfsprogs/ntfsmount.c b/ntfsprogs/ntfsmount.c
index a20b818f..5cd2ea2c 100644
--- a/ntfsprogs/ntfsmount.c
+++ b/ntfsprogs/ntfsmount.c
@@ -1506,7 +1506,7 @@ static void usage(void)
 static char *realpath(const char *path, char *resolved_path)
 {
 	strncpy(resolved_path, path, PATH_MAX);
-	resolved_path[PATH_MAX] = '\0';
+	resolved_path[PATH_MAX] = 0;
 	return resolved_path;
 }
 #endif