diff --git a/tdeio/misc/tdewalletd/tdewalletd.cpp b/tdeio/misc/tdewalletd/tdewalletd.cpp
index 97e942c3a..99288bc8c 100644
--- a/tdeio/misc/tdewalletd/tdewalletd.cpp
+++ b/tdeio/misc/tdewalletd/tdewalletd.cpp
@@ -477,7 +477,7 @@ int TDEWalletD::internalOpen(const TQCString& appid, const TQString& wallet, boo
 			setupDialog( kpd, w, appid, modal );
 			if (kpd->exec() == KDialog::Accepted) {
 				p = kpd->password().utf8();
-				int rc = b->open(TQByteArray().duplicate(p));
+				int rc = b->open(TQByteArray().duplicate(p, p.length()));
 				if (!b->isOpen()) {
 					kpd->setPrompt(i18n("<qt>Error opening the wallet '<b>%1</b>'. Please try again.<br>(Error code %2: %3)").arg(TQStyleSheet::escape(wallet)).arg(rc).arg(TDEWallet::Backend::openRCToString(rc)));
 					kpd->clearPassword();