diff --git a/ChangeLog.txt b/ChangeLog.txt
index 9c6c5e6b..5f299bf2 100644
--- a/ChangeLog.txt
+++ b/ChangeLog.txt
@@ -3,8 +3,11 @@
 
 Client library:
 - Fix _mosquitto_socketpair() on Windows, reducing the chance of delays when
-  publishing. Closes #484693.
+  publishing. Closes #483979.
 
+Clients:
+- Fix "mosquitto_pub -l" stripping the final character on a line. Closes
+  #483981.
 
 1.4.5 - 20151108
 ================
diff --git a/client/pub_client.c b/client/pub_client.c
index 5fc27ca0..c8ca981a 100644
--- a/client/pub_client.c
+++ b/client/pub_client.c
@@ -392,7 +392,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 					buf_len_actual = strlen(buf);
 					if(buf[buf_len_actual-1] == '\n'){
 						buf[buf_len_actual-1] = '\0';
-						rc2 = mosquitto_publish(mosq, &mid_sent, topic, buf_len_actual, buf, qos, retain);
+						rc2 = mosquitto_publish(mosq, &mid_sent, topic, buf_len_actual-1, buf, qos, retain);
 						if(rc2){
 							if(!quiet) fprintf(stderr, "Error: Publish returned %d, disconnecting.\n", rc2);
 							mosquitto_disconnect(mosq);