1 files changed, 4 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/src/firejail/util.c b/src/firejail/util.c
index b41a65c1d..dc9fe2449 100644
--- a/src/firejail/util.c
+++ b/src/firejail/util.c
@@ -447,8 +447,10 @@ int is_link(const char *fname) {
         if (*fname == '\0')
                 return 0;
 
-        // remove trailing slashes
-        char *tmp = clean_pathname(fname);
+        char *tmp = strdup(fname);
+        if (!tmp)
+                errExit("strdup");
+        trim_trailing_slash_or_dot(tmp);
 
         char c;
         ssize_t rv = readlink(tmp, &c, 1);