diff --git a/fs/ecryptfs/crypto.c b/fs/ecryptfs/crypto.c
index ea9931281557..3d0633891f28 100644
--- a/fs/ecryptfs/crypto.c
+++ b/fs/ecryptfs/crypto.c
@@ -2044,7 +2044,6 @@ 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;
 		}