diff --git a/library/yap2swi/yap2swi.c b/library/yap2swi/yap2swi.c
index f319fc8d1..32e3d622d 100755
--- a/library/yap2swi/yap2swi.c
+++ b/library/yap2swi/yap2swi.c
@@ -400,6 +400,7 @@ X_API int PL_get_chars(term_t l, char **sp, unsigned flags)
       putc_cur_lim = tmp+(BUF_SIZE-1);
     }
     Yap_plwrite(t, do_yap_putc, write_flags, 1200);
+    *putc_cur_buf = '\0';
     /* may have changed due to overflows */
     *sp = putc_cur_buf;
     return TRUE;