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diff --git a/zen/symlink_target.h b/zen/symlink_target.h
index 8580a9dd..24ce2313 100644
--- a/zen/symlink_target.h
+++ b/zen/symlink_target.h
@@ -50,7 +50,10 @@ SymlinkRawContent getSymlinkRawContent_impl(const Zstring& linkPath) //throw Sys
const ssize_t bytesWritten = ::readlink(linkPath.c_str(), buf.data(), bufSize);
if (bytesWritten < 0)
THROW_LAST_SYS_ERROR("readlink");
- if (makeUnsigned(bytesWritten) >= bufSize) //detect truncation; not an error for readlink!
+
+ ASSERT_SYSERROR(makeUnsigned(bytesWritten) <= bufSize); //better safe than sorry
+
+ if (makeUnsigned(bytesWritten) == bufSize) //detect truncation; not an error for readlink!
throw SysError(formatSystemError("readlink", L"", L"Buffer truncated."));
return {.targetPath = Zstring(buf.data(), bytesWritten)}; //readlink does not append 0-termination!
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