diff --git a/src/fs-poll.c b/src/fs-poll.c
index 44d47b88e..570c95474 100644
--- a/src/fs-poll.c
+++ b/src/fs-poll.c
@@ -138,13 +138,14 @@ int uv_fs_poll_getpath(uv_fs_poll_t* handle, char* buffer, size_t* size) {
   assert(ctx != NULL);
 
   required_len = strlen(ctx->path);
-  if (required_len > *size) {
+  if (required_len >= *size) {
     *size = required_len;
     return UV_ENOBUFS;
   }
 
   memcpy(buffer, ctx->path, required_len);
   *size = required_len;
+  buffer[required_len] = '\0';
 
   return 0;
 }
diff --git a/src/unix/pipe.c b/src/unix/pipe.c
index 7f87a713b..228f1f77d 100644
--- a/src/unix/pipe.c
+++ b/src/unix/pipe.c
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ static int uv__pipe_getsockpeername(const uv_pipe_t* handle,
     addrlen = strlen(sa.sun_path);
 
 
-  if (addrlen > *size) {
+  if (addrlen >= *size) {
     *size = addrlen;
     return UV_ENOBUFS;
   }
@@ -242,6 +242,10 @@ static int uv__pipe_getsockpeername(const uv_pipe_t* handle,
   memcpy(buffer, sa.sun_path, addrlen);
   *size = addrlen;
 
+  /* only null-terminate if it's not an abstract socket */
+  if (buffer[0] != '\0')
+    buffer[addrlen] = '\0';
+
   return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/uv-common.c b/src/uv-common.c
index 40ed28fec..099795364 100644
--- a/src/uv-common.c
+++ b/src/uv-common.c
@@ -451,13 +451,14 @@ int uv_fs_event_getpath(uv_fs_event_t* handle, char* buffer, size_t* size) {
   }
 
   required_len = strlen(handle->path);
-  if (required_len > *size) {
+  if (required_len >= *size) {
     *size = required_len;
     return UV_ENOBUFS;
   }
 
   memcpy(buffer, handle->path, required_len);
   *size = required_len;
+  buffer[required_len] = '\0';
 
   return 0;
 }
diff --git a/src/win/pipe.c b/src/win/pipe.c
index bcce80c77..a0948ded7 100644
--- a/src/win/pipe.c
+++ b/src/win/pipe.c
@@ -2038,7 +2038,7 @@ static int uv__pipe_getname(const uv_pipe_t* handle, char* buffer, size_t* size)
     *size = 0;
     err = uv_translate_sys_error(GetLastError());
     goto error;
-  } else if (pipe_prefix_len + addrlen > *size) {
+  } else if (pipe_prefix_len + addrlen >= *size) {
     /* "\\\\.\\pipe" + name */
     *size = pipe_prefix_len + addrlen;
     err = UV_ENOBUFS;
@@ -2062,6 +2062,7 @@ static int uv__pipe_getname(const uv_pipe_t* handle, char* buffer, size_t* size)
 
   addrlen += pipe_prefix_len;
   *size = addrlen;
+  buffer[addrlen] = '\0';
 
   err = 0;
   goto cleanup;
diff --git a/test/test-fs-event.c b/test/test-fs-event.c
index 267533dd9..35583529e 100644
--- a/test/test-fs-event.c
+++ b/test/test-fs-event.c
@@ -819,6 +819,7 @@ TEST_IMPL(fs_event_getpath) {
   r = uv_fs_event_getpath(&fs_event, buf, &len);
   ASSERT(r == 0);
   ASSERT(buf[len - 1] != 0);
+  ASSERT(buf[len] == '\0');
   ASSERT(memcmp(buf, "watch_dir", len) == 0);
   r = uv_fs_event_stop(&fs_event);
   ASSERT(r == 0);
diff --git a/test/test-fs-poll.c b/test/test-fs-poll.c
index dbc1515b0..737d50dfd 100644
--- a/test/test-fs-poll.c
+++ b/test/test-fs-poll.c
@@ -173,6 +173,7 @@ TEST_IMPL(fs_poll_getpath) {
   len = sizeof buf;
   ASSERT(0 == uv_fs_poll_getpath(&poll_handle, buf, &len));
   ASSERT(buf[len - 1] != 0);
+  ASSERT(buf[len] == '\0');
   ASSERT(0 == memcmp(buf, FIXTURE, len));
 
   uv_close((uv_handle_t*) &poll_handle, close_cb);
diff --git a/test/test-pipe-getsockname.c b/test/test-pipe-getsockname.c
index 5e036f9d5..58041c026 100644
--- a/test/test-pipe-getsockname.c
+++ b/test/test-pipe-getsockname.c
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ TEST_IMPL(pipe_getsockname) {
   ASSERT(r == 0);
 
   ASSERT(buf[len - 1] != 0);
+  ASSERT(buf[len] == '\0');
   ASSERT(memcmp(buf, TEST_PIPENAME, len) == 0);
 
   len = sizeof buf;