diff --git a/lib/std/os/bits/linux.zig b/lib/std/os/bits/linux.zig
index 06f033c721472e1255fc1315775de31e919ff80b..1a8ff84ac0e74a33e28ccb88c3810f3d9ba25290 100644
--- a/lib/std/os/bits/linux.zig
+++ b/lib/std/os/bits/linux.zig
@@ -1732,8 +1732,8 @@ pub const ifreq = extern struct {
         ifru_ivalue: i32,
         ifru_mtu: i32,
         ifru_map: ifmap,
-        ifru_slave: [IFNAMESIZE]u8,
-        ifru_newname: [IFNAMESIZE]u8,
+        ifru_slave: [IFNAMESIZE - 1:0]u8,
+        ifru_newname: [IFNAMESIZE - 1:0]u8,
         ifru_data: ?[*]u8,
     },
 };