diff --git a/Documentation/accounting/getdelays.c b/Documentation/accounting/getdelays.c
index f8ebcde43b174640ae1ab1d8ac47426a10688614..c6a06b71594d4726ed6cfe5577dbaeda8cba1bb0 100644
--- a/Documentation/accounting/getdelays.c
+++ b/Documentation/accounting/getdelays.c
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	char *logfile = NULL;
 	int loop = 0;
 	int containerset = 0;
-	char containerpath[1024];
+	char *containerpath = NULL;
 	int cfd = 0;
 	int forking = 0;
 	sigset_t sigset;
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 			break;
 		case 'C':
 			containerset = 1;
-			strncpy(containerpath, optarg, strlen(optarg) + 1);
+			containerpath = optarg;
 			break;
 		case 'w':
 			logfile = strdup(optarg);