Index: head/sys/compat/linux/linux_getcwd.c
===================================================================
--- head/sys/compat/linux/linux_getcwd.c
+++ head/sys/compat/linux/linux_getcwd.c
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@
 #include <machine/../linux/linux.h>
 #include <machine/../linux/linux_proto.h>
 #endif
+#include <compat/linux/linux_misc.h>
 #include <compat/linux/linux_util.h>
 
 #include <security/mac/mac_framework.h>
@@ -423,14 +424,14 @@
 
 	len = args->bufsize;
 
-	if (len > MAXPATHLEN*4)
-		len = MAXPATHLEN*4;
+	if (len > LINUX_PATH_MAX)
+		len = LINUX_PATH_MAX;
 	else if (len < 2)
 		return ERANGE;
 
 	path = malloc(len, M_TEMP, M_WAITOK);
 
-	error = kern___getcwd(td, path, UIO_SYSSPACE, len);
+	error = kern___getcwd(td, path, UIO_SYSSPACE, len, LINUX_PATH_MAX);
 	if (!error) {
 		lenused = strlen(path) + 1;
 		if (lenused <= args->bufsize) {
Index: head/sys/compat/linux/linux_misc.h
===================================================================
--- head/sys/compat/linux/linux_misc.h
+++ head/sys/compat/linux/linux_misc.h
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@
 #define	LINUX_MREMAP_MAYMOVE	1
 #define	LINUX_MREMAP_FIXED	2
 
+#define	LINUX_PATH_MAX		4096
+
 extern const char *linux_platform;
 
 /*
Index: head/sys/kern/vfs_cache.c
===================================================================
--- head/sys/kern/vfs_cache.c
+++ head/sys/kern/vfs_cache.c
@@ -1053,11 +1053,13 @@
 	struct __getcwd_args *uap;
 {
 
-	return (kern___getcwd(td, uap->buf, UIO_USERSPACE, uap->buflen));
+	return (kern___getcwd(td, uap->buf, UIO_USERSPACE, uap->buflen,
+	    MAXPATHLEN));
 }
 
 int
-kern___getcwd(struct thread *td, char *buf, enum uio_seg bufseg, u_int buflen)
+kern___getcwd(struct thread *td, char *buf, enum uio_seg bufseg, u_int buflen,
+    u_int path_max)
 {
 	char *bp, *tmpbuf;
 	struct filedesc *fdp;
@@ -1068,8 +1070,8 @@
 		return (ENODEV);
 	if (buflen < 2)
 		return (EINVAL);
-	if (buflen > MAXPATHLEN)
-		buflen = MAXPATHLEN;
+	if (buflen > path_max)
+		buflen = path_max;
 
 	tmpbuf = malloc(buflen, M_TEMP, M_WAITOK);
 	fdp = td->td_proc->p_fd;
Index: head/sys/sys/syscallsubr.h
===================================================================
--- head/sys/sys/syscallsubr.h
+++ head/sys/sys/syscallsubr.h
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
 struct __wrusage;
 
 int	kern___getcwd(struct thread *td, char *buf, enum uio_seg bufseg,
-	    u_int buflen);
+	    u_int buflen, u_int path_max);
 int	kern_accept(struct thread *td, int s, struct sockaddr **name,
 	    socklen_t *namelen, struct file **fp);
 int	kern_accept4(struct thread *td, int s, struct sockaddr **name,