--- OLD/setup.c	Thu Jan  1 00:00:00 1970
+++ NEW/setup.c	Thu Jan  1 00:00:00 1970
@@ -150,29 +150,32 @@
  */
 static int is_git_directory(const char *suspect)
 {
-	char path[PATH_MAX];
-	size_t len = strlen(suspect);
+ char *path;
 
-	strcpy(path, suspect);
-	if (getenv(DB_ENVIRONMENT)) {
-		if (access(getenv(DB_ENVIRONMENT), X_OK))
-			return 0;
-	}
-	else {
-		strcpy(path + len, "/objects");
-		if (access(path, X_OK))
-			return 0;
-	}
-
-	strcpy(path + len, "/refs");
-	if (access(path, X_OK))
-		return 0;
-
-	strcpy(path + len, "/HEAD");
-	if (validate_headref(path))
-		return 0;
-
-	return 1;
+ if (getenv(DB_ENVIRONMENT))
+  { if (access(getenv(DB_ENVIRONMENT),X_OK)) return(0);
+  }
+ else
+  { asprintf(&path,"%s/objects",suspect);
+    if (access(path,X_OK))
+     { free(path);
+       return(0);
+     }
+    free(path);
+  }
+ asprintf(&path,"%s/refs",suspect);
+ if (access(path,X_OK))
+  { free(path);
+    return(0);
+  }
+ free(path);
+ asprintf(&path,"%s/HEAD",suspect);
+ if (validate_headref(path))
+  { free(path);
+    return(0);
+  }
+ free(path);
+ return(1);
 }
 
 int is_inside_git_dir(void)