}
 
 #define XENVIF_KICK_STR "kick"
+#define BUFFER_SIZE     32
 
 static ssize_t
 xenvif_write_io_ring(struct file *filp, const char __user *buf, size_t count,
        struct xenvif_queue *queue =
                ((struct seq_file *)filp->private_data)->private;
        int len;
-       char write[sizeof(XENVIF_KICK_STR)];
+       char write[BUFFER_SIZE];
 
        /* don't allow partial writes and check the length */
        if (*ppos != 0)
                return 0;
-       if (count < sizeof(XENVIF_KICK_STR) - 1)
+       if (count >= sizeof(write))
                return -ENOSPC;
 
        len = simple_write_to_buffer(write,
-                                    sizeof(write),
+                                    sizeof(write) - 1,
                                     ppos,
                                     buf,
                                     count);
        if (len < 0)
                return len;
 
+       write[len] = '\0';
+
        if (!strncmp(write, XENVIF_KICK_STR, sizeof(XENVIF_KICK_STR) - 1))
                xenvif_interrupt(0, (void *)queue);
        else {