1 files changed, 4 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/libbb/xreadlink.c b/libbb/xreadlink.c
index ca53e12d3..f0a63fd9b 100644
--- a/libbb/xreadlink.c
+++ b/libbb/xreadlink.c
@@ -76,7 +76,11 @@ char* FAST_FUNC xmalloc_follow_symlinks(const char *path)
                         return NULL;
                 }
 
+#if ENABLE_PLATFORM_MINGW32
+                if (!is_absolute_path(linkpath)) {
+#else
                 if (*linkpath != '/') {
+#endif
                         bufsize += strlen(linkpath);
                         buf = xrealloc(buf, bufsize);
                         lpc = bb_get_last_path_component_strip(buf);