1 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/nvim/path.c b/src/nvim/path.c
index 45ae12b78a..a9d1d052d4 100644
--- a/src/nvim/path.c
+++ b/src/nvim/path.c
@@ -2083,7 +2083,7 @@ static int path_get_absolute_path(const char_u *fname, char_u *buf, int len, int
   char_u *p;
   *buf = NUL;
 
-  char relative_directory[len];
+  char *relative_directory = xmalloc(len);
   char *end_of_path = (char *) fname;
 
   // expand it if forced or not an absolute path
@@ -2105,9 +2105,11 @@ static int path_get_absolute_path(const char_u *fname, char_u *buf, int len, int
     }
 
     if (FAIL == path_full_dir_name(relative_directory, (char *) buf, len)) {
+      xfree(relative_directory);
       return FAIL;
     }
   }
+  xfree(relative_directory);
   return append_path((char *)buf, end_of_path, len);
 }