diff --git a/libnpfs/np.c b/libnpfs/np.c
index 7485f9df..5ccd0af2 100644
--- a/libnpfs/np.c
+++ b/libnpfs/np.c
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ static inline int
 buf_check_size(struct cbuf *buf, int len)
 {
 	if (buf->p+len > buf->ep) {
-		if (buf->p < buf->ep)
+		if (buf->p <= buf->ep)
 			buf->p = buf->ep + 1;
 
 		return 0;
diff --git a/tests/misc/t07.exp b/tests/misc/t07.exp
index cc289df5..cd87af7a 100644
--- a/tests/misc/t07.exp
+++ b/tests/misc/t07.exp
@@ -122,3 +122,4 @@ test_tremove(122): 11
 P9_TREMOVE tag 42 fid 1
 test_rremove(123): 7
 P9_RREMOVE tag 42
+OK np_deserialize failed on truncated Tlink (issue#109)
diff --git a/tests/misc/tserialize.c b/tests/misc/tserialize.c
index 95a6e449..97662a8f 100644
--- a/tests/misc/tserialize.c
+++ b/tests/misc/tserialize.c
@@ -65,6 +65,8 @@ static void test_twrite (void);         static void test_rwrite (void);
 static void test_tclunk (void);         static void test_rclunk (void);
 static void test_tremove (void);        static void test_rremove (void);
 
+static void test_truncated_tlink (void);
+
 static void
 usage (void)
 {
@@ -112,6 +114,8 @@ main (int argc, char *argv[])
     test_tclunk ();     test_rclunk ();
     test_tremove ();    test_rremove ();
 
+    test_truncated_tlink ();
+
     exit (0);
 }
 
@@ -1194,6 +1198,28 @@ test_rremove (void)
     free (fc2);
 }
 
+static void test_truncated_tlink (void)
+{
+    Npfcall *fc;
+
+    if (!(fc = np_create_tlink (1, 2, "xyz")))
+        msg_exit ("out of memory");
+
+    // truncate fc->pkt so entire name is missing
+    fc->size -= 3;
+    fc->pkt[0] = fc->size;
+    fc->pkt[1] = fc->size >> 8;
+    fc->pkt[2] = fc->size >> 16;
+    fc->pkt[3] = fc->size >> 24;
+
+    if (np_deserialize (fc) == 0)
+        printf ("OK np_deserialize failed on truncated Tlink (issue#109)\n");
+    else
+        printf ("FAIL np_deserialize worked on truncated Tlink (issue#109)\n");
+
+    free (fc);
+}
+
 /*
  * vi:tabstop=4 shiftwidth=4 expandtab
  */