diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 39713810..921b9f85 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -32,3 +32,7 @@ Makefile
 /tests/libbig-dynstr.debug
 /tests/contiguous-note-sections
 /tests/simple-pie
+
+.direnv/
+.vscode/
+.idea/
diff --git a/src/patchelf.cc b/src/patchelf.cc
index 1aeae88f..eaf2a42f 100644
--- a/src/patchelf.cc
+++ b/src/patchelf.cc
@@ -1237,7 +1237,7 @@ template<ElfFileParams>
 std::string ElfFile<ElfFileParamNames>::getInterpreter()
 {
     auto shdr = findSection(".interp");
-    return std::string((char *) fileContents->data() + rdi(shdr.sh_offset), rdi(shdr.sh_size));
+    return std::string((char *) fileContents->data() + rdi(shdr.sh_offset), rdi(shdr.sh_size) - 1);
 }
 
 template<ElfFileParams>