diff --git a/scsh/syscalls1.c b/scsh/syscalls1.c
index 3d9c872..19c0cb1 100644
--- a/scsh/syscalls1.c
+++ b/scsh/syscalls1.c
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ s48_value scsh_kill (s48_value sch_pid, s48_value sch_signal)
   
 
 /* Read the symlink. */
-
+#ifdef MAXPATHLEN
 s48_value scsh_readlink(s48_value sch_path)
 {
   char linkpath[MAXPATHLEN+1];
@@ -202,6 +202,37 @@ s48_value scsh_readlink(s48_value sch_path)
       return s48_enter_string(linkpath);
     }
 }
+#else
+s48_value scsh_readlink(s48_value sch_path)
+{
+  char *linkpath;
+  int size;
+  int retval;
+  s48_value sch_sym_link_path = S48_UNSPECIFIC;
+  
+  for (size = 256;; size *=2){
+
+    linkpath = Malloc(char,size);
+    if (!linkpath)
+      s48_raise_os_error_1(errno, sch_path);
+
+    retval = readlink(s48_extract_string (sch_path), linkpath, size);
+
+    if (retval == -1){
+      free (linkpath);
+      s48_raise_os_error_1(errno, sch_path);
+    }
+    
+    if (retval < size){
+      sch_sym_link_path = s48_enter_substring (linkpath, retval);
+      free (linkpath);
+      return sch_sym_link_path;
+    }
+    free (linkpath);
+  }
+}
+#endif
+
 
 s48_value scsh_rename(s48_value sch_from, s48_value sch_to)
 {