diff --git a/libdnet-stripped/NMAP_MODIFICATIONS b/libdnet-stripped/NMAP_MODIFICATIONS
index 3d716f237..43c1047b9 100644
--- a/libdnet-stripped/NMAP_MODIFICATIONS
+++ b/libdnet-stripped/NMAP_MODIFICATIONS
@@ -2392,3 +2392,19 @@ Index: configure.in
  fi
  
  dnl Checks for typedefs, structures, and compiler characteristics.
+
+o Ensure we read 1 byte less than buffer size to allow for automatically-appended null char.
+
+diff --git a/libdnet-stripped/src/arp-ioctl.c b/libdnet-stripped/src/arp-ioctl.c
+index 434142e..31b9f8c 100644
+--- a/libdnet-stripped/src/arp-ioctl.c
++++ b/libdnet-stripped/src/arp-ioctl.c
+@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ arp_loop(arp_t *a, arp_handler callback, void *arg)
+ 
+ 	ret = 0;
+ 	while (fgets(buf, sizeof(buf), fp) != NULL) {
+-		i = sscanf(buf, "%s 0x%x 0x%x %100s %100s %100s\n",
++		i = sscanf(buf, "%s 0x%x 0x%x %99s %99s %99s\n",
+ 		    ipbuf, &type, &flags, macbuf, maskbuf, devbuf);
+ 		
+ 		if (i < 4 || (flags & ATF_COM) == 0)
diff --git a/libdnet-stripped/src/arp-ioctl.c b/libdnet-stripped/src/arp-ioctl.c
index 434142e5a..31b9f8c8c 100644
--- a/libdnet-stripped/src/arp-ioctl.c
+++ b/libdnet-stripped/src/arp-ioctl.c
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ arp_loop(arp_t *a, arp_handler callback, void *arg)
 
 	ret = 0;
 	while (fgets(buf, sizeof(buf), fp) != NULL) {
-		i = sscanf(buf, "%s 0x%x 0x%x %100s %100s %100s\n",
+		i = sscanf(buf, "%s 0x%x 0x%x %99s %99s %99s\n",
 		    ipbuf, &type, &flags, macbuf, maskbuf, devbuf);
 		
 		if (i < 4 || (flags & ATF_COM) == 0)