diff --git a/meta/taiserialize.c b/meta/taiserialize.c
index dc9a039..6aa32e7 100644
--- a/meta/taiserialize.c
+++ b/meta/taiserialize.c
@@ -458,7 +458,7 @@ int tai_deserialize_charlist(
         _In_ const char *buffer,
         _Out_ tai_char_list_t *value)
 {
-    int count = strlen(buffer) + 1;
+    int count = strlen(buffer);
     if ( count > value->count ) {
         value->count = count;
         return TAI_STATUS_BUFFER_OVERFLOW;