1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/debianutils/readlink.c b/debianutils/readlink.c
index 8f9cfe431..1a2c1efb7 100644
--- a/debianutils/readlink.c
+++ b/debianutils/readlink.c
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ int readlink_main(int argc, char **argv)
         if (opt) {
                 buf = realpath(fname, bb_common_bufsiz1);
         } else {
-                buf = xreadlink(fname);
+                buf = xmalloc_readlink_or_warn(fname);
         }
 
         if (!buf)