diff --git a/procname.c b/procname.c
index 45e508ef..ac56bb48 100644
--- a/procname.c
+++ b/procname.c
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ char *
 get_proc_cwd(int fd)
 {
         int             name[] = { CTL_KERN, KERN_PROC_CWD, 0 };
-        static char     path[MAXPATHLEN];
+        static char     path[PATH_MAX];
         size_t          pathlen = sizeof path;
 
         if ((name[2] = tcgetpgrp(fd)) == -1)