diff --git a/src/backend/utils/mb/conversion_procs/cyrillic_and_mic/cyrillic_and_mic.c b/src/backend/utils/mb/conversion_procs/cyrillic_and_mic/cyrillic_and_mic.c
index dd2804d5ddcb636cd315d1b5b71489dd926b019c..dfc1671604abb59aa19e1da13a84292f64002dd3 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/mb/conversion_procs/cyrillic_and_mic/cyrillic_and_mic.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/mb/conversion_procs/cyrillic_and_mic/cyrillic_and_mic.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  * Portions Copyright (c) 1994, Regents of the University of California
  *
  * IDENTIFICATION
- *	  $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/backend/utils/mb/conversion_procs/cyrillic_and_mic/cyrillic_and_mic.c,v 1.19 2009/01/29 19:23:39 tgl Exp $
+ *	  $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/backend/utils/mb/conversion_procs/cyrillic_and_mic/cyrillic_and_mic.c,v 1.20 2009/02/28 18:49:42 tgl Exp $
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ koi8r_to_win1251(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 
 	CHECK_ENCODING_CONVERSION_ARGS(PG_KOI8R, PG_WIN1251);
 
-	buf = palloc(len * ENCODING_GROWTH_RATE);
+	buf = palloc(len * ENCODING_GROWTH_RATE + 1);
 	koi8r2mic(src, buf, len);
 	mic2win1251(buf, dest, strlen((char *) buf));
 	pfree(buf);
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ win1251_to_koi8r(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 
 	CHECK_ENCODING_CONVERSION_ARGS(PG_WIN1251, PG_KOI8R);
 
-	buf = palloc(len * ENCODING_GROWTH_RATE);
+	buf = palloc(len * ENCODING_GROWTH_RATE + 1);
 	win12512mic(src, buf, len);
 	mic2koi8r(buf, dest, strlen((char *) buf));
 	pfree(buf);
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ koi8r_to_win866(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 
 	CHECK_ENCODING_CONVERSION_ARGS(PG_KOI8R, PG_WIN866);
 
-	buf = palloc(len * ENCODING_GROWTH_RATE);
+	buf = palloc(len * ENCODING_GROWTH_RATE + 1);
 	koi8r2mic(src, buf, len);
 	mic2win866(buf, dest, strlen((char *) buf));
 	pfree(buf);
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ win866_to_koi8r(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 
 	CHECK_ENCODING_CONVERSION_ARGS(PG_WIN866, PG_KOI8R);
 
-	buf = palloc(len * ENCODING_GROWTH_RATE);
+	buf = palloc(len * ENCODING_GROWTH_RATE + 1);
 	win8662mic(src, buf, len);
 	mic2koi8r(buf, dest, strlen((char *) buf));
 	pfree(buf);
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ win866_to_win1251(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 	 * not in KOI8R. As we use MULE_INTERNAL/KOI8R as an intermediary, we
 	 * will fail to convert those characters.
 	 */
-	buf = palloc(len * ENCODING_GROWTH_RATE);
+	buf = palloc(len * ENCODING_GROWTH_RATE + 1);
 	win8662mic(src, buf, len);
 	mic2win1251(buf, dest, strlen((char *) buf));
 	pfree(buf);
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ win1251_to_win866(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 	CHECK_ENCODING_CONVERSION_ARGS(PG_WIN1251, PG_WIN866);
 
 	/* Use mic/KOI8R as intermediary, see comment in win866_to_win1251() */
-	buf = palloc(len * ENCODING_GROWTH_RATE);
+	buf = palloc(len * ENCODING_GROWTH_RATE + 1);
 	win12512mic(src, buf, len);
 	mic2win866(buf, dest, strlen((char *) buf));
 	pfree(buf);
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ iso_to_koi8r(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 
 	CHECK_ENCODING_CONVERSION_ARGS(PG_ISO_8859_5, PG_KOI8R);
 
-	buf = palloc(len * ENCODING_GROWTH_RATE);
+	buf = palloc(len * ENCODING_GROWTH_RATE + 1);
 	iso2mic(src, buf, len);
 	mic2koi8r(buf, dest, strlen((char *) buf));
 	pfree(buf);
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ koi8r_to_iso(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 
 	CHECK_ENCODING_CONVERSION_ARGS(PG_KOI8R, PG_ISO_8859_5);
 
-	buf = palloc(len * ENCODING_GROWTH_RATE);
+	buf = palloc(len * ENCODING_GROWTH_RATE + 1);
 	koi8r2mic(src, buf, len);
 	mic2iso(buf, dest, strlen((char *) buf));
 	pfree(buf);
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ iso_to_win1251(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 	CHECK_ENCODING_CONVERSION_ARGS(PG_ISO_8859_5, PG_WIN1251);
 
 	/* Use mic/KOI8R as intermediary, see comment in win866_to_win1251() */
-	buf = palloc(len * ENCODING_GROWTH_RATE);
+	buf = palloc(len * ENCODING_GROWTH_RATE + 1);
 	iso2mic(src, buf, len);
 	mic2win1251(buf, dest, strlen((char *) buf));
 	pfree(buf);
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ win1251_to_iso(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 	CHECK_ENCODING_CONVERSION_ARGS(PG_WIN1251, PG_ISO_8859_5);
 
 	/* Use mic/KOI8R as intermediary, see comment in win866_to_win1251() */
-	buf = palloc(len * ENCODING_GROWTH_RATE);
+	buf = palloc(len * ENCODING_GROWTH_RATE + 1);
 	win12512mic(src, buf, len);
 	mic2iso(buf, dest, strlen((char *) buf));
 	pfree(buf);
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ iso_to_win866(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 	CHECK_ENCODING_CONVERSION_ARGS(PG_ISO_8859_5, PG_WIN866);
 
 	/* Use mic/KOI8R as intermediary, see comment in win866_to_win1251() */
-	buf = palloc(len * ENCODING_GROWTH_RATE);
+	buf = palloc(len * ENCODING_GROWTH_RATE + 1);
 	iso2mic(src, buf, len);
 	mic2win866(buf, dest, strlen((char *) buf));
 	pfree(buf);
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ win866_to_iso(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 	CHECK_ENCODING_CONVERSION_ARGS(PG_WIN866, PG_ISO_8859_5);
 
 	/* Use mic/KOI8R as intermediary, see comment in win866_to_win1251() */
-	buf = palloc(len * ENCODING_GROWTH_RATE);
+	buf = palloc(len * ENCODING_GROWTH_RATE + 1);
 	win8662mic(src, buf, len);
 	mic2iso(buf, dest, strlen((char *) buf));
 	pfree(buf);
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/mb/conversion_procs/euc_jp_and_sjis/euc_jp_and_sjis.c b/src/backend/utils/mb/conversion_procs/euc_jp_and_sjis/euc_jp_and_sjis.c
index 4ad71328ff6aee6f3a56a526192aae042ccad902..1c76330ddbf410c9e5c6194fd39723ebaa146b84 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/mb/conversion_procs/euc_jp_and_sjis/euc_jp_and_sjis.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/mb/conversion_procs/euc_jp_and_sjis/euc_jp_and_sjis.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  * Portions Copyright (c) 1994, Regents of the University of California
  *
  * IDENTIFICATION
- *	  $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/backend/utils/mb/conversion_procs/euc_jp_and_sjis/euc_jp_and_sjis.c,v 1.21 2009/01/29 19:23:39 tgl Exp $
+ *	  $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/backend/utils/mb/conversion_procs/euc_jp_and_sjis/euc_jp_and_sjis.c,v 1.22 2009/02/28 18:49:42 tgl Exp $
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
@@ -27,8 +27,6 @@
  */
 #include "sjis.map"
 
-#define ENCODING_GROWTH_RATE 4
-
 PG_MODULE_MAGIC;
 
 PG_FUNCTION_INFO_V1(euc_jp_to_sjis);
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/mb/conversion_procs/euc_tw_and_big5/euc_tw_and_big5.c b/src/backend/utils/mb/conversion_procs/euc_tw_and_big5/euc_tw_and_big5.c
index 474432571c135700791c74fe49b3acea4ccd2544..44830578c330d04bfe39e2f72f655a345eaaa8a9 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/mb/conversion_procs/euc_tw_and_big5/euc_tw_and_big5.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/mb/conversion_procs/euc_tw_and_big5/euc_tw_and_big5.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  * Portions Copyright (c) 1994, Regents of the University of California
  *
  * IDENTIFICATION
- *	  $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/backend/utils/mb/conversion_procs/euc_tw_and_big5/euc_tw_and_big5.c,v 1.20 2009/01/29 19:23:39 tgl Exp $
+ *	  $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/backend/utils/mb/conversion_procs/euc_tw_and_big5/euc_tw_and_big5.c,v 1.21 2009/02/28 18:49:42 tgl Exp $
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ euc_tw_to_big5(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 
 	CHECK_ENCODING_CONVERSION_ARGS(PG_EUC_TW, PG_BIG5);
 
-	buf = palloc(len * ENCODING_GROWTH_RATE);
+	buf = palloc(len * ENCODING_GROWTH_RATE + 1);
 	euc_tw2mic(src, buf, len);
 	mic2big5(buf, dest, strlen((char *) buf));
 	pfree(buf);
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ big5_to_euc_tw(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 
 	CHECK_ENCODING_CONVERSION_ARGS(PG_BIG5, PG_EUC_TW);
 
-	buf = palloc(len * ENCODING_GROWTH_RATE);
+	buf = palloc(len * ENCODING_GROWTH_RATE + 1);
 	big52mic(src, buf, len);
 	mic2euc_tw(buf, dest, strlen((char *) buf));
 	pfree(buf);
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/mb/conversion_procs/latin2_and_win1250/latin2_and_win1250.c b/src/backend/utils/mb/conversion_procs/latin2_and_win1250/latin2_and_win1250.c
index 0d7d8a9375a23f72f5bf0fbf6e598aa147cb058e..5505c806c8d16d15fd921c6ac5a0403df667de31 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/mb/conversion_procs/latin2_and_win1250/latin2_and_win1250.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/mb/conversion_procs/latin2_and_win1250/latin2_and_win1250.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  * Portions Copyright (c) 1994, Regents of the University of California
  *
  * IDENTIFICATION
- *	  $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/backend/utils/mb/conversion_procs/latin2_and_win1250/latin2_and_win1250.c,v 1.17 2009/01/29 19:23:39 tgl Exp $
+ *	  $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/backend/utils/mb/conversion_procs/latin2_and_win1250/latin2_and_win1250.c,v 1.18 2009/02/28 18:49:42 tgl Exp $
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ latin2_to_win1250(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 
 	CHECK_ENCODING_CONVERSION_ARGS(PG_LATIN2, PG_WIN1250);
 
-	buf = palloc(len * ENCODING_GROWTH_RATE);
+	buf = palloc(len * ENCODING_GROWTH_RATE + 1);
 	latin22mic(src, buf, len);
 	mic2win1250(buf, dest, strlen((char *) buf));
 	pfree(buf);
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ win1250_to_latin2(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 
 	CHECK_ENCODING_CONVERSION_ARGS(PG_WIN1250, PG_LATIN2);
 
-	buf = palloc(len * ENCODING_GROWTH_RATE);
+	buf = palloc(len * ENCODING_GROWTH_RATE + 1);
 	win12502mic(src, buf, len);
 	mic2latin2(buf, dest, strlen((char *) buf));
 	pfree(buf);