--- dosfstools-3.0.9/src/check.c.old	2010-01-23 10:13:17.000000000 +0100
+++ dosfstools-3.0.9/src/check.c	2011-01-31 17:43:31.462674941 +0100
@@ -174,7 +174,10 @@
 	offset = fs->root_start+next_free*sizeof(DIR_ENT);
 	memset(de,0,sizeof(DIR_ENT));
 	while (1) {
-	    sprintf(de->name,pattern,curr_num);
+	    char expanded[12];
+	    sprintf(expanded, pattern, curr_num);
+	    memcpy(de->name, expanded, 8);
+	    memcpy(de->ext, expanded+8, 3);
	    for (scan = 0; scan < fs->root_entries; scan++)
 		if (scan != next_free &&
 		    !strncmp(root[scan].name,de->name,MSDOS_NAME))