diff --git a/src/basic/strxcpyx.c b/src/basic/strxcpyx.c
index 9126e1dfe2..dc40d620e7 100644
--- a/src/basic/strxcpyx.c
+++ b/src/basic/strxcpyx.c
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ size_t strnpcpy_full(char **dest, size_t size, const char *src, size_t len, bool
         if (ret_truncated)
                 *ret_truncated = truncated;
 
-        *dest[0] = '\0';
+        (*dest)[0] = '\0';
         return size;
 }