diff --git a/src/modules/everything/evry_plug_files.c b/src/modules/everything/evry_plug_files.c
index 1a9d6f6a4..d6bd716ca 100644
--- a/src/modules/everything/evry_plug_files.c
+++ b/src/modules/everything/evry_plug_files.c
@@ -694,11 +694,11 @@ _fetch(Evry_Plugin *plugin, const char *input)
 
              _free_files(p);
 
-             strncpy(buf, p->directory, sizeof buf - 1);
+             strncpy(buf, p->directory, sizeof(buf) - 1);
 
              _folder_item_add(p, p->directory, prio++);
 
-             buf[sizeof buf - 1] = 0;
+             buf[sizeof(buf) - 1] = 0;
              while (strlen(buf) > 1)
                {
                   dir = dirname(buf);