diff --git a/sys/src/cmd/ip/tftpd.c b/sys/src/cmd/ip/tftpd.c
index c39f2173d..9b543a29e 100644
--- a/sys/src/cmd/ip/tftpd.c
+++ b/sys/src/cmd/ip/tftpd.c
@@ -342,9 +342,6 @@ options(int fd, char *buf, int bufsz, char *file, ushort oper, char *p, int dlen
 
 	if (bp + 3 >= ep)
 		return -1;
-	*bp++ = '\0';
-	*bp++ = '\0';			/* overkill */
-	*bp++ = '\0';
 
 	if (write(fd, buf, bp - buf) < bp - buf) {
 		syslog(dbg, flog, "tftpd network write error on oack to %s: %r",