diff --git a/dwm.c b/dwm.c
index ff893df..ec6a27c 100644
--- a/dwm.c
+++ b/dwm.c
@@ -1579,7 +1579,7 @@ setup(void)
 	XChangeProperty(dpy, wmcheckwin, netatom[NetWMCheck], XA_WINDOW, 32,
 		PropModeReplace, (unsigned char *) &wmcheckwin, 1);
 	XChangeProperty(dpy, wmcheckwin, netatom[NetWMName], utf8string, 8,
-		PropModeReplace, (unsigned char *) "dwm", 4);
+		PropModeReplace, (unsigned char *) "dwm", 3);
 	XChangeProperty(dpy, root, netatom[NetWMCheck], XA_WINDOW, 32,
 		PropModeReplace, (unsigned char *) &wmcheckwin, 1);
 	/* EWMH support per view */