diff --git a/src/x11/ewmh.cpp b/src/x11/ewmh.cpp
index 91301755..560f6db1 100644
--- a/src/x11/ewmh.cpp
+++ b/src/x11/ewmh.cpp
@@ -87,8 +87,9 @@ namespace ewmh_util {
 
     vector<string> names;
     char buffer[BUFSIZ];
+    size_t len{0};
 
-    for (size_t n = 0, len = 0; n < reply.strings_len; n++) {
+    for (size_t n = 0; n < reply.strings_len; n++) {
       if (reply.strings[n] == '\0') {
         names.emplace_back(buffer, len);
         len = 0;
@@ -97,6 +98,10 @@ namespace ewmh_util {
       }
     }
 
+    if (len) {
+      names.emplace_back(buffer, len);
+    }
+
     return names;
   }