1 files changed, 3 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/src/lib/eio/eio_dir.c b/src/lib/eio/eio_dir.c
index 0ae68befde..076d337764 100644
--- a/src/lib/eio/eio_dir.c
+++ b/src/lib/eio/eio_dir.c
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ _eio_dir_link(Ecore_Thread *thread, Eio_Dir_Copy *order,
    /* recreate all links */
    EINA_LIST_FOREACH(order->links, l, ln)
      {
-        ssize_t length;
+        ssize_t length = -1;
 
         eina_strbuf_reset(oldpath);
 
@@ -299,7 +299,8 @@ _eio_dir_link(Ecore_Thread *thread, Eio_Dir_Copy *order,
           }
 
         /* read link target */
-        length = readlink(ln, target, bsz);
+        if (target)
+          length = readlink(ln, target, bsz);
         if (length < 0)
           goto on_error;