diff --git a/twin/compton-tde/compton.c b/twin/compton-tde/compton.c
index 3f9b65e69..36af91f5b 100644
--- a/twin/compton-tde/compton.c
+++ b/twin/compton-tde/compton.c
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ void write_pid_file(pid_t pid)
     char uidstr[sizeof(uid_t)*8+1];
     sprintf(uidstr, "%d", getuid());
     int n = strlen(P_tmpdir)+strlen(uidstr)+strlen(pidfile)+3;
-    filename = (char*)malloc(n*sizeof(char));
+    filename = (char*)malloc(n*sizeof(char)+1);
     memset(filename,0,n);
     strcat(filename, P_tmpdir);
     strcat(filename, "/.");
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ void delete_pid_file()
     char uidstr[sizeof(uid_t)*8+1];
     sprintf(uidstr, "%d", getuid());
     int n = strlen(P_tmpdir)+strlen(uidstr)+strlen(pidfile)+3;
-    filename = (char*)malloc(n*sizeof(char));
+    filename = (char*)malloc(n*sizeof(char)+1);
     memset(filename,0,n);
     strcat(filename, P_tmpdir);
     strcat(filename, "/.");
diff --git a/twin/workspace.cpp b/twin/workspace.cpp
index b6b1e2f62..14ab22efb 100644
--- a/twin/workspace.cpp
+++ b/twin/workspace.cpp
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ Workspace::Workspace( bool restore )
         char uidstr[sizeof(uid_t)*8+1];
         sprintf(uidstr, "%d", getuid());
         int n = strlen(P_tmpdir)+strlen(uidstr)+strlen(pidfile)+3;
-        filename = (char*)malloc(n*sizeof(char));
+        filename = (char*)malloc(n*sizeof(char)+1);
         memset(filename,0,n);
         strcat(filename, P_tmpdir);
         strcat(filename, "/.");
@@ -1090,7 +1090,7 @@ void Workspace::slotReconfigure()
         char uidstr[sizeof(uid_t)*8+1];
         sprintf(uidstr, "%d", getuid());
         int n = strlen(P_tmpdir)+strlen(uidstr)+strlen(pidfile)+3;
-        filename = (char*)malloc(n*sizeof(char));
+        filename = (char*)malloc(n*sizeof(char)+1);
         memset(filename,0,n);
         strcat(filename, P_tmpdir);
         strcat(filename, "/.");