--- a/nsprpub/pr/src/linking/prlink.c
+++ b/nsprpub/pr/src/linking/prlink.c
@@ -609,26 +609,26 @@ pr_LoadViaCFM(const char *name, PRLibrar
 ** deallocate.
 */
 
 static PRStatus
 pr_LoadCFBundle(const char *name, PRLibrary *lm)
 {
     CFURLRef bundleURL;
     CFBundleRef bundle = NULL;
-    char *resolvedPath;
+    char pathBuf[PATH_MAX];
+    const char *resolvedPath;
     CFStringRef pathRef;
 
     /* Takes care of relative paths and symlinks */
-    resolvedPath = realpath(name, NULL);
+    resolvedPath = realpath(name, pathBuf);
     if (!resolvedPath)
         return PR_FAILURE;
         
-    pathRef = CFStringCreateWithCString(NULL, resolvedPath, kCFStringEncodingUTF8);
-    free(resolvedPath);
+    pathRef = CFStringCreateWithCString(NULL, pathBuf, kCFStringEncodingUTF8);
     if (pathRef) {
         bundleURL = CFURLCreateWithFileSystemPath(NULL, pathRef,
                                                   kCFURLPOSIXPathStyle, true);
         if (bundleURL) {
             bundle = CFBundleCreate(NULL, bundleURL);
             CFRelease(bundleURL);
         }
         CFRelease(pathRef);