diff --git a/util/apathmax.c b/util/apathmax.c
index 4e1b71e..5dc831f 100644
--- a/util/apathmax.c
+++ b/util/apathmax.c
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ apathmax(char **p, long *size)
 {
 	errno = 0;
 
-	if((*size = pathconf(".", _PC_PATH_MAX)) == -1) {
+	if((*size = pathconf("/", _PC_PATH_MAX)) == -1) {
 		if(errno == 0) {
 			*size = BUFSIZ;
 		} else {