diff --git a/fs/ecryptfs/crypto.c b/fs/ecryptfs/crypto.c
index f71ec125290..1da2446bf6b 100644
--- a/fs/ecryptfs/crypto.c
+++ b/fs/ecryptfs/crypto.c
@@ -2102,7 +2102,6 @@ ecryptfs_decode_from_filename(unsigned char *dst, size_t *dst_size,
 			break;
 		case 2:
 			dst[dst_byte_offset++] |= (src_byte);
-			dst[dst_byte_offset] = 0;
 			current_bit_offset = 0;
 			break;
 		}