diff --git a/libclamav/htmlnorm.c b/libclamav/htmlnorm.c
index 1b04b5e37..0fb969404 100644
--- a/libclamav/htmlnorm.c
+++ b/libclamav/htmlnorm.c
@@ -618,7 +618,7 @@ static void screnc_decode(unsigned char *ptr, struct screnc_state *s)
 		remaining = strlen((const char*)ptr) + 1;
 		memmove(dst, ptr, remaining);
 	} else {
-		*dst = '\0';
+		*ptr = '\0';
 	}
 }