botched a stylistic change from jejb\'s patch
diff --git a/ipl/ipl.c b/ipl/ipl.c
index a93daa3..865a3a4 100644
--- a/ipl/ipl.c
+++ b/ipl/ipl.c
@@ -262,12 +262,12 @@
     parse_pfname(path, &part, kern_dir);
     if ((p = strrchr(kern_dir, '/')) != NULL)
     {
-	*p++ = '.';
-	*p++ = '\0';
+	*++p = '.';
+	*++p = '\0';
     }
     else
     {
-	chk_strcat(kern_dir, "/.", sizeof kern_dir, &ok);
+	strcpy(kern_dir, "/.");
     }
 
     printf("Directory listing of %s\n\n", kern_dir);