diff --git a/src/core/wee-util.c b/src/core/wee-util.c
index d67433385..2630f36c2 100644
--- a/src/core/wee-util.c
+++ b/src/core/wee-util.c
@@ -460,7 +460,7 @@ util_exec_on_files (const char *directory, int hidden_files, void *data,
         {
             if (hidden_files || (entry->d_name[0] != '.'))
             {
-                snprintf (complete_filename, sizeof (complete_filename) - 1,
+                snprintf (complete_filename, sizeof (complete_filename),
                           "%s/%s", directory, entry->d_name);
                 lstat (complete_filename, &statbuf);
                 if (!S_ISDIR(statbuf.st_mode))
diff --git a/src/gui/gui-bar-item.c b/src/gui/gui-bar-item.c
index 86c252d69..93678543c 100644
--- a/src/gui/gui-bar-item.c
+++ b/src/gui/gui-bar-item.c
@@ -1326,11 +1326,11 @@ gui_bar_item_default_hotlist (void *data, struct t_gui_bar_item *item,
                 strcat (str_hotlist, GUI_COLOR_CUSTOM_BAR_FG);
                 if (CONFIG_INTEGER(config_look_hotlist_names_length) == 0)
                 {
-                    snprintf (format, sizeof (format) - 1, "%%s");
+                    snprintf (format, sizeof (format), "%%s");
                 }
                 else
                 {
-                    snprintf (format, sizeof (format) - 1,
+                    snprintf (format, sizeof (format),
                               "%%.%ds",
                               CONFIG_INTEGER(config_look_hotlist_names_length));
                 }