diff --git a/client/src/util.c b/client/src/util.c
index bad2b1dd..65dcb11c 100644
--- a/client/src/util.c
+++ b/client/src/util.c
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ bool util_fileGetContents(const char * filename, char ** buffer, size_t * length
   }
 
   fclose(fh);
-  *buffer[fsize] = 0;
+  (*buffer)[fsize] = 0;
   *length = fsize;
   return true;
 }