diff --git a/lib/interface.c.old b/lib/interface.c
index 998830a..d35329f 100644
--- a/lib/interface.c.old
+++ b/lib/interface.c
@@ -249,7 +249,10 @@ static const char *get_name(char **namep, const char *p)
 	*name++ = *p++;
 	count++;
 	if (count == (IFNAMSIZ-1))
+	{
+	      p++;
     	      break;
+	}
     }
     *name++ = '\0';
     return p;