diff --git a/src/helper.c b/src/helper.c
index fe02383..a594c26 100644
--- a/src/helper.c
+++ b/src/helper.c
@@ -261,8 +261,8 @@ int create_helper(int event_fd, int err_fd, uid_t uid, gid_t gid, long max_fd)
 		      data.hostname_len + data.ed_len + data.clid_len, RW_READ))
 	continue;
 
-      /* CLID into packet */
-      for (p = daemon->packet, i = 0; i < data.clid_len; i++)
+      /* CLID into packet: limit to 100 bytes to avoid overflowing buffer. */
+      for (p = daemon->packet, i = 0; i < data.clid_len && i < 100; i++)
 	{
 	  p += sprintf(p, "%.2x", buf[i]);
 	  if (i != data.clid_len - 1)