diff --git a/src/compositor-fbdev.c b/src/compositor-fbdev.c
index 81281d0..7465df6 100644
--- a/src/compositor-fbdev.c
+++ b/src/compositor-fbdev.c
@@ -338,6 +338,7 @@
 	info->buffer_length = fixinfo.smem_len;
 	info->line_length = fixinfo.line_length;
 	strncpy(info->id, fixinfo.id, sizeof(info->id));
+	info->id[sizeof(info->id)-1] = '\0';
 
 	info->pixel_format = calculate_pixman_format(&varinfo, &fixinfo);
 	info->refresh_rate = calculate_refresh_rate(&varinfo);