1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/file.c b/file.c
index 156b329f86..ad14138731 100644
--- a/file.c
+++ b/file.c
@@ -1275,7 +1275,7 @@ rb_file_s_readlink(klass, path)
 
     SafeStringValue(path);
     buf = xmalloc(size);
-    if ((rv = readlink(RSTRING(path)->ptr, buf, size)) == size) {
+    while ((rv = readlink(RSTRING(path)->ptr, buf, size)) == size) {
 	size *= 2;
 	buf = xrealloc(buf, size);
     }