1 files changed, 3 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/diff.c b/diff.c
index c8159183d..bfc864d9c 100644
--- a/diff.c
+++ b/diff.c
@@ -504,9 +504,9 @@ static void prepare_temp_file(const char *name,
 		}
 		if (S_ISLNK(st.st_mode)) {
 			int ret;
-			char *buf, buf_[1024];
-			buf = ((sizeof(buf_) < st.st_size) ?
-			       xmalloc(st.st_size) : buf_);
+			char buf[PATH_MAX + 1]; /* ought to be SYMLINK_MAX */
+			if (sizeof(buf) <= st.st_size)
+				die("symlink too long: %s", name);
 			ret = readlink(name, buf, st.st_size);
 			if (ret < 0)
 				die("readlink(%s)", name);