diff --git a/src/RS232.h b/src/RS232.h
--- a/src/RS232.h
+++ b/src/RS232.h
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-// SOPSUYSI_RS232.h
 #ifndef RS232_H 
 #define RS232_H
 
diff --git a/src/RS232_unix.c b/src/RS232_unix.c
--- a/src/RS232_unix.c
+++ b/src/RS232_unix.c
@@ -58,18 +58,16 @@ rs232portslist_t* rs232getportlist()
     DIR *dir = opendir(path);
     rs232portslist_t* firstitem=NULL;
     rs232portslist_t* previtem=NULL;
-    char linkname[1024];
+    char* linkname;
+    char* devName;
     int i=0;
     if(dir!=NULL)
     {
         while ((dp=readdir(dir)) != NULL)
         {
-            char* name = (char*)malloc(1024);
-            for(i=0;i<1024;i++)
-            {
-                name[i]='\0';
-                linkname[i]='\0';
-            }
+            int len = strlen(path)+strlen(dp->d_name)+8;//+8 => let's put some margin
+            linkname = (char*)malloc(len);
+            memset(linkname,'\0',len);
             struct stat statbuf;
             strcpy(linkname,path);
             strcat(linkname,"/");
@@ -77,32 +75,18 @@ rs232portslist_t* rs232getportlist()
             lstat(linkname, &statbuf);
             if(S_ISLNK(statbuf.st_mode))
             {
-                if(-1!=readlink(linkname,name,1024))
+                devName=realpath(linkname, NULL);
+                if(devName!=NULL)
                 {
-                    for(i=0;i<1024;i++)
-                    {
-                        linkname[i]='\0';
-                    }
-                    strcpy(linkname,path);
-                    strcat(linkname,"/");
-                    strcat(linkname,name);
-                    for(i=0;i<1024;i++)
-                    {
-                        name[i]='\0';
-                    }
-                    if(NULL!=realpath(linkname, name))
-                    {
-                        rs232portslist_t* item = (rs232portslist_t*)malloc(sizeof(rs232portslist_t));
-                        item->name = name;
-                        item->next = NULL;
-                        if(NULL!=previtem)previtem->next = item;
-                        previtem = item;
-                        if(NULL==firstitem)firstitem = item;
-                    }
-
+                    rs232portslist_t* item = (rs232portslist_t*)malloc(sizeof(rs232portslist_t));
+                    item->name = devName;
+                    item->next = NULL;
+                    if(NULL!=previtem)previtem->next = item;
+                    previtem = item;
+                    if(NULL==firstitem)firstitem = item;
                 }
             }
-
+            free(linkname);
         }
     }
     return firstitem;