diff --git a/commands.c b/commands.c
index a28e6da..0f76ac7 100644
--- a/commands.c
+++ b/commands.c
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
+#include <limits.h>
 #include <errno.h>
 #include "commands.h"
 #include "platform.h"
@@ -150,7 +151,13 @@ build_symlink_name(const char *path_to_bin, const struct cmd_info *cmd)
 {
 	static char link_name[FILENAME_MAX];
 
-	snprintf(link_name, FILENAME_MAX, "%s/%s", path_to_bin, cmd->name);
+	int result = snprintf(link_name, PATH_MAX, "%s/%s", path_to_bin, cmd->name);
+
+	if (result >= PATH_MAX) {
+		link_name[PATH_MAX - 1] = '\0';
+		} else if (result < 0) {
+		link_name[0] = '\0';
+	}
 
 	return link_name;
 }