diff --git a/src/node.cc b/src/node.cc
index db22ea9a2ddfe4..532f902aadf8e4 100644
--- a/src/node.cc
+++ b/src/node.cc
@@ -1636,7 +1636,7 @@ static void Cwd(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
   Local<String> cwd = String::NewFromUtf8(env->isolate(),
                                           buf,
                                           String::kNormalString,
-                                          cwd_len - 1);
+                                          cwd_len);
   args.GetReturnValue().Set(cwd);
 }