diff --git a/sbin/fsck_msdosfs/dir.c b/sbin/fsck_msdosfs/dir.c
index a532dcaad0c..b990b0cd853 100644
--- a/sbin/fsck_msdosfs/dir.c
+++ b/sbin/fsck_msdosfs/dir.c
@@ -444,10 +444,8 @@ checksize(struct bootblock *boot, struct fatEntry *fat, u_char *p,
 	return FSOK;
 }
 
-static const u_char dot_name[] = {
-	'.', ' ',' ',' ',' ',' ',' ',' ',' ',' ',' ' };
-static const u_char dotdot_name[] = {
-	'.', '.',' ',' ',' ',' ',' ',' ',' ',' ',' ' };
+static const u_char dot_name[11]    = ".          ";
+static const u_char dotdot_name[11] = "..         ";
 
 /*
  * Basic sanity check if the subdirectory have good '.' and '..' entries,