--- trunk/grubby/grubby.c	2012/07/02 13:20:57	1865
+++ trunk/grubby/grubby.c	2012/07/02 13:21:25	1866
@@ -1310,7 +1310,7 @@
 
 	    /* most likely the symlink is relative, so change our
 	       directory to the dir of the symlink */
-            rc = chdir(dirname(outName));
+            rc = chdir(dirname(strdupa(outName)));
 	    do {
 		buf = alloca(len + 1);
 		rc = readlink(basename(outName), buf, len);