diff --git a/main.c b/main.c
index ff84858..4982080 100644
--- a/main.c
+++ b/main.c
@@ -73,13 +73,16 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	 * Get srvroot path from arguments and copy into pbuf.
 	 *
 	 * The srvroot being at the start of pbuf should be maintained
-	 * through the whole application.
+	 * through the whole application. Any trailing '/' is removed if
+	 * present.
 	 */
 	if (argc < 2) {
 		fprintf(stderr, "Usage: %s srvroot\n", argv[0]);
 		return EXIT_FAILURE;
 	}
-	const size_t srvroot_len = strlen(argv[1]);
+	size_t srvroot_len = strlen(argv[1]);
+	if (argv[1][srvroot_len - 1] == '/')
+		--srvroot_len;
 	if (srvroot_len > PBUF_SIZE) {
 		fprintf(stderr, "srvroot path is too long\n");
 		return EXIT_FAILURE;