1 files changed, 4 insertions, 9 deletions

diff --git a/ps.c b/ps.c
index 79910fe34..357ece383 100644
--- a/ps.c
+++ b/ps.c
@@ -121,8 +121,8 @@ extern int ps_main(int argc, char **argv)
         FILE *file;
         struct dirent *entry;
         char path[32], sbuf[512];
-        char uidName[10] = "";
-        char groupName[10] = "";
+        char uidName[9];
+        char groupName[9];
         int len, i, c;
 #ifdef BB_FEATURE_AUTOWIDTH
         struct winsize win = { 0, 0, 0, 0 };
@@ -146,9 +146,6 @@ extern int ps_main(int argc, char **argv)
         fprintf(stdout, "%5s  %-8s %-3s %5s %s\n", "PID", "Uid", "Gid",
                         "State", "Command");
         while ((entry = readdir(dir)) != NULL) {
-                uidName[0] = '\0';
-                groupName[0] = '\0';
-
                 if (!isdigit(*entry->d_name))
                         continue;
                 sprintf(path, "/proc/%s/status", entry->d_name);
@@ -204,8 +201,8 @@ extern int ps_main(int argc, char **argv)
         pid_t num_pids;
         pid_t* pid_array = NULL;
         struct pid_info info;
-        char uidName[10] = "";
-        char groupName[10] = "";
+        char uidName[9];
+        char groupName[9];
 #ifdef BB_FEATURE_AUTOWIDTH
         struct winsize win = { 0, 0, 0, 0 };
         int terminal_width = TERMINAL_WIDTH;
@@ -247,8 +244,6 @@ extern int ps_main(int argc, char **argv)
                         "State", "Command");
 
         for (i=1; i<pid_array[0] ; i++) {
-                uidName[0] = '\0';
-                groupName[0] = '\0';
             info.pid = pid_array[i];
 
             if (ioctl (fd, DEVPS_GET_PID_INFO, &info)<0)