diff --git a/src/killall5.c b/src/killall5.c
index e73885e..c0723b8 100644
--- a/src/killall5.c
+++ b/src/killall5.c
@@ -475,6 +475,7 @@ int readproc(int do_stat)
 	char		*s, *q;
 	unsigned long	startcode, endcode;
 	int		pid, f;
+	int		i, c;
 
 	/* Open the /proc directory. */
 	if (chdir("/proc") == -1) {
@@ -512,8 +513,13 @@ int readproc(int do_stat)
 
 		/* Read SID & statname from it. */
 		if ((fp = fopen(path, "r")) != NULL) {
-			buf[0] = 0;
-			fgets(buf, sizeof(buf), fp);
+                        for (i = 0; i<PATH_MAX && (c=fgetc(fp))!=EOF; i++)
+                                buf[i]=c;
+
+                        if (i == 0)
+                                continue;
+
+                        buf[i] = 0;
 
 			/* See if name starts with '(' */
 			s = buf;