--- ./slpd/slpd_predicate.c.orig	2014-12-15 13:07:38.636640141 +0000
+++ ./slpd/slpd_predicate.c	2014-12-15 13:10:09.507004676 +0000
@@ -1643,7 +1643,7 @@ SLPDPredicateParseResult createPredicate
       rhs = val_start;
 
       /***** Create leaf node. *****/
-      *ppNode = (SLPDPredicateTreeNode *)xmalloc(sizeof (SLPDPredicateTreeNode) + lhs_len + rhs_len);
+      *ppNode = (SLPDPredicateTreeNode *)xmalloc(sizeof (SLPDPredicateTreeNode) + lhs_len + 1 + rhs_len + 1);
       if (!(*ppNode))
          return PREDICATE_PARSE_INTERNAL_ERROR;
 
@@ -1653,7 +1653,7 @@ SLPDPredicateParseResult createPredicate
       /* Finished with "operator" now - just use as temporary pointer to assist with copying the
        * attribute name (lhs) and required value (rhs) into the node
        */
-      operator = (*ppNode)->nodeBody.comparison.storage;
+      operator = (char *)((*ppNode) + 1);
       strncpy(operator, lhs, lhs_len);
       operator[lhs_len] = '\0';
       (*ppNode)->nodeBody.comparison.tag_len = lhs_len;
@@ -1853,7 +1853,7 @@ SLPDPredicateParseResult createPredicate
       rhs = val_start;
 
       /***** Create leaf node. *****/
-      *ppNode = (SLPDPredicateTreeNode *)xmalloc(sizeof (SLPDPredicateTreeNode) + lhs_len + rhs_len);
+      *ppNode = (SLPDPredicateTreeNode *)xmalloc(sizeof (SLPDPredicateTreeNode) + lhs_len + 1 + rhs_len + 1);
       if (!(*ppNode))
          return PREDICATE_PARSE_INTERNAL_ERROR;
 
@@ -1863,7 +1863,7 @@ SLPDPredicateParseResult createPredicate
       /* Finished with "operator" now - just use as temporary pointer to assist with copying the
        * attribute name (lhs) and required value (rhs) into the node
        */
-      operator = (*ppNode)->nodeBody.comparison.storage;
+      operator = (char *)((*ppNode) + 1);
       strncpy(operator, lhs, lhs_len);
       operator[lhs_len] = '\0';
       (*ppNode)->nodeBody.comparison.tag_len = lhs_len;
--- ./slpd/slpd_predicate.h.orig	2014-12-15 13:07:43.084621416 +0000
+++ ./slpd/slpd_predicate.h	2014-12-15 13:08:00.738547083 +0000
@@ -98,7 +98,6 @@ typedef struct __SLPDPredicateTreeNode
          char *tag_str;
          size_t value_len;
          char *value_str;
-         char storage[2];
       } comparison;
    } nodeBody;
 } SLPDPredicateTreeNode;