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1 files changed, 4 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/sysdeps/mach/hurd/linkat.c b/sysdeps/mach/hurd/linkat.c
index 1942144e0f..062d913e3d 100644
--- a/sysdeps/mach/hurd/linkat.c
+++ b/sysdeps/mach/hurd/linkat.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /* Make a link between file names relative to open directories.  Hurd version.
-   Copyright (C) 2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+   Copyright (C) 2006,2010 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
    This file is part of the GNU C Library.
 
    The GNU C Library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
@@ -38,7 +38,9 @@ linkat (fromfd, from, tofd, to, flags)
   file_t oldfile, linknode, todir;
   char *toname;
 
-  oldfile = __file_name_lookup_at (fromfd, flags, from, 0, 0);
+  /* POSIX says linkat doesn't follow symlinks by default, so pass
+     O_NOLINK.  That can be overridden by AT_SYMLINK_FOLLOW in FLAGS.  */
+  oldfile = __file_name_lookup_at (fromfd, flags, from, O_NOLINK, 0);
   if (oldfile == MACH_PORT_NULL)
     return -1;