diff --git a/tools/lib/api/fs/fs.c b/tools/lib/api/fs/fs.c
index 7aba8243a0e7..bd021a0eeef8 100644
--- a/tools/lib/api/fs/fs.c
+++ b/tools/lib/api/fs/fs.c
@@ -210,6 +210,7 @@ static bool fs__env_override(struct fs *fs)
 	size_t name_len = strlen(fs->name);
 	/* name + "_PATH" + '\0' */
 	char upper_name[name_len + 5 + 1];
+
 	memcpy(upper_name, fs->name, name_len);
 	mem_toupper(upper_name, name_len);
 	strcpy(&upper_name[name_len], "_PATH");
@@ -219,7 +220,8 @@ static bool fs__env_override(struct fs *fs)
 		return false;
 
 	fs->found = true;
-	strncpy(fs->path, override_path, sizeof(fs->path));
+	strncpy(fs->path, override_path, sizeof(fs->path) - 1);
+	fs->path[sizeof(fs->path) - 1] = '\0';
 	return true;
 }