--- trunk/grubby/grubby.c	2012/07/02 12:59:07	1844
+++ trunk/grubby/grubby.c	2012/07/02 12:59:39	1845
@@ -1323,7 +1323,7 @@
 
 	    /* most likely the symlink is relative, so change our
 	       directory to the dir of the symlink */
-            rc = chdir(dirname(strdupa(outName)));
+            rc = chdir(dirname(outName));
 	    do {
 		buf = alloca(len + 1);
 		rc = readlink(basename(outName), buf, len);