diff --git a/slstatus.c b/slstatus.c
index 572f964..fefdf6f 100644
--- a/slstatus.c
+++ b/slstatus.c
@@ -272,9 +272,7 @@ hostname(void)
 	}
 
 	fgets(hostname, sizeof(hostname), fp);
-	/* FIXME: needs improvement */
-	memset(&hostname[strlen(hostname)-1], '\0',
-		sizeof(hostname) - strlen(hostname));
+	hostname[strlen(hostname)-1] = '\0';
 	fclose(fp);
 
 	return smprintf("%s", hostname);