diff --git a/ircd/msgbuf.c b/ircd/msgbuf.c
index 644ce691..cac37c48 100644
--- a/ircd/msgbuf.c
+++ b/ircd/msgbuf.c
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ int
 msgbuf_parse(struct MsgBuf *msgbuf, char *line)
 {
 	char *ch;
-	char *parv[MAXPARA];
+	char *parv[MAXPARA + 1];
 	size_t n_para;
 
 	/* skip any leading spaces */