diff --git a/src/elogd.c b/src/elogd.c
index 861e8a9c..6ebba386 100755
--- a/src/elogd.c
+++ b/src/elogd.c
@@ -15703,7 +15703,7 @@ void build_ref(char *ref, int size, char *mode, char *expand, char *attach, char
 
    /* replace any '&' by '&' */
    strlcpy(str, ref, sizeof(str));
-   strencode2(ref, str, sizeof(ref));
+   strencode2(ref, str, size);
 }
 
 /*------------------------------------------------------------------*/