1 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/syscall/syscall_linux.go b/src/syscall/syscall_linux.go
index e3891b0855..f74a79c285 100644
--- a/src/syscall/syscall_linux.go
+++ b/src/syscall/syscall_linux.go
@@ -253,6 +253,13 @@ func Getwd() (wd string, err error) {
 	if n < 1 || n > len(buf) || buf[n-1] != 0 {
 		return "", EINVAL
 	}
+	// In some cases, Linux can return a path that starts with the
+	// "(unreachable)" prefix, which can potentially be a valid relative
+	// path. To work around that, return ENOENT if path is not absolute.
+	if buf[0] != '/' {
+		return "", ENOENT
+	}
+
 	return string(buf[0 : n-1]), nil
 }