1 files changed, 1 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/pp_sys.c b/pp_sys.c
index ab28ed65d9..5dc20b14f0 100644
--- a/pp_sys.c
+++ b/pp_sys.c
@@ -3824,8 +3824,7 @@ PP(pp_readlink)
     len = readlink(tmps, buf, sizeof(buf) - 1);
     if (len < 0)
 	RETPUSHUNDEF;
-    if (len != -1)
-        buf[len] = '\0';
+    buf[len] = '\0';
     PUSHp(buf, len);
     RETURN;
 #else