diff --git a/src/switch_core.c b/src/switch_core.c
index 7bd11609d3..20dfd9b411 100644
--- a/src/switch_core.c
+++ b/src/switch_core.c
@@ -661,6 +661,7 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(void) switch_core_set_globals(void)
 #else
 #ifdef WIN32
 		GetTempPath(dwBufSize, lpPathBuffer);
+		lpPathBuffer[strlen(lpPathBuffer)-1] = 0;
 		switch_snprintf(SWITCH_GLOBAL_dirs.temp_dir, BUFSIZE, "%s", lpPathBuffer);
 #else
 		switch_snprintf(SWITCH_GLOBAL_dirs.temp_dir, BUFSIZE, "%s", "/tmp");