diff --git a/main/utils.c b/main/utils.c
index 25de47ef3d..653c31312b 100644
--- a/main/utils.c
+++ b/main/utils.c
@@ -352,9 +352,6 @@ int ast_base64decode(unsigned char *dst, const char *src, int max)
 			cnt++;
 		}
 	}
-	if (cnt == max)
-		dst--;
-	*dst = '\0';
 	/* Dont worry about left over bits, they're extra anyway */
 	return cnt;
 }