--- unixfsys.c	2004-12-18 20:54:36.000000000 -0500
+++ unixfsys.c.~1.20.~	2004-11-24 19:06:40.000000000 -0500
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@
 		return(file_error("Symlink broken at ~S.",pathname));
 	    for (p = filename, q = 0;  *p != '\0';  p++)
 		    if (*p == '/') q = p;
-	    if ((q == 0) || (*newname == '/'))
+	    if (q == 0)
 		q = filename;
 	    else
 		q++;