1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/sound/core/info.c b/sound/core/info.c
index 051d55b05521..9f404e965ea2 100644
--- a/sound/core/info.c
+++ b/sound/core/info.c
@@ -684,7 +684,7 @@ int snd_info_card_free(struct snd_card *card)
  * snd_info_get_line - read one line from the procfs buffer
  * @buffer: the procfs buffer
  * @line: the buffer to store
- * @len: the max. buffer size - 1
+ * @len: the max. buffer size
  *
  * Reads one line from the buffer and stores the string.
  *
@@ -704,7 +704,7 @@ int snd_info_get_line(struct snd_info_buffer *buffer, char *line, int len)
                         buffer->stop = 1;
                 if (c == '\n')
                         break;
-                if (len) {
+                if (len > 1) {
                         len--;
                         *line++ = c;
                 }