diff --git a/src/libpts/pts/pts_ima_event_list.c b/src/libpts/pts/pts_ima_event_list.c
index a237451ca..9959fb3b3 100644
--- a/src/libpts/pts/pts_ima_event_list.c
+++ b/src/libpts/pts/pts_ima_event_list.c
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ pts_ima_event_list_t* pts_ima_event_list_create(char *file)
 			}
 
 			/* extract the hash algorithm name */
-			pos = strchr(algo_digest, '\0');
+			pos = memchr(algo_digest, '\0', algo_digest_len);
 			if (!pos)
 			{
 				error = "no algo field";