diff --git a/src/dusklinux/asset/assetlinux.c b/src/dusklinux/asset/assetlinux.c
index 76b1a5ce..f93ad1d8 100644
--- a/src/dusklinux/asset/assetlinux.c
+++ b/src/dusklinux/asset/assetlinux.c
@@ -57,6 +57,13 @@ errorret_t assetInitLinux(void) {
       *path,
       ASSET_FILE_NAME
     );
+    // Ensure combined length does not exceed ASSET_FILE_PATH_MAX
+    size_t syslen = strlen(ASSET.platform.systemPath);
+    size_t slashlen = 1; // for '/'
+    size_t max_temp = ASSET_FILE_PATH_MAX - syslen - slashlen - 1; // -1 for null terminator
+    if(strlen(temp) > max_temp) {
+      temp[max_temp] = '\0';
+    }
     snprintf(
       searchPath,
       ASSET_FILE_PATH_MAX,