diff --git a/src/lib/ecore_x/xlib/ecore_x_randr.c b/src/lib/ecore_x/xlib/ecore_x_randr.c
index a88fcff609..b4777772a3 100644
--- a/src/lib/ecore_x/xlib/ecore_x_randr.c
+++ b/src/lib/ecore_x/xlib/ecore_x_randr.c
@@ -2206,8 +2206,9 @@ ecore_x_randr_output_name_get(Ecore_X_Window root, Ecore_X_Randr_Output output,
           {
              if (info->name)
                {
-                  ret = malloc(info->nameLen);
+                  ret = malloc(info->nameLen + 1);
                   memcpy(ret, info->name, info->nameLen);
+                  ret[info->nameLen] = 0;
                   if (len) *len = info->nameLen;
                }