1 files changed, 3 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/base/node.c b/drivers/base/node.c
index 90aa2a11a933..af1a177216f1 100644
--- a/drivers/base/node.c
+++ b/drivers/base/node.c
@@ -592,11 +592,9 @@ static ssize_t print_nodes_state(enum node_states state, char *buf)
 {
         int n;
 
-        n = nodelist_scnprintf(buf, PAGE_SIZE, node_states[state]);
-        if (n > 0 && PAGE_SIZE > n + 1) {
-                *(buf + n++) = '\n';
-                *(buf + n++) = '\0';
-        }
+        n = nodelist_scnprintf(buf, PAGE_SIZE-2, node_states[state]);
+        buf[n++] = '\n';
+        buf[n] = '\0';
         return n;
 }