diff --git a/hw/i386/kvm/pci-assign.c b/hw/i386/kvm/pci-assign.c
index 968680104b..a825871d8a 100644
--- a/hw/i386/kvm/pci-assign.c
+++ b/hw/i386/kvm/pci-assign.c
@@ -743,6 +743,7 @@ static void assign_failed_examine(AssignedDevice *dev)
         goto fail;
     }
 
+    driver[r] = 0;
     ns = strrchr(driver, '/');
     if (!ns) {
         goto fail;