diff --git a/src/unistd/readlink.c b/src/unistd/readlink.c
index a152d524..32f4537f 100644
--- a/src/unistd/readlink.c
+++ b/src/unistd/readlink.c
@@ -4,9 +4,16 @@
 
 ssize_t readlink(const char *restrict path, char *restrict buf, size_t bufsize)
 {
+	char dummy[1];
+	if (!bufsize) {
+		buf = dummy;
+		bufsize = 1;
+	}
 #ifdef SYS_readlink
-	return syscall(SYS_readlink, path, buf, bufsize);
+	int r = __syscall(SYS_readlink, path, buf, bufsize);
 #else
-	return syscall(SYS_readlinkat, AT_FDCWD, path, buf, bufsize);
+	int r = __syscall(SYS_readlinkat, AT_FDCWD, path, buf, bufsize);
 #endif
+	if (buf == dummy && r > 0) r = 0;
+	return __syscall_ret(r);
 }
diff --git a/src/unistd/readlinkat.c b/src/unistd/readlinkat.c
index 9af45cd5..f79d3d14 100644
--- a/src/unistd/readlinkat.c
+++ b/src/unistd/readlinkat.c
@@ -3,5 +3,12 @@
 
 ssize_t readlinkat(int fd, const char *restrict path, char *restrict buf, size_t bufsize)
 {
-	return syscall(SYS_readlinkat, fd, path, buf, bufsize);
+	char dummy[1];
+	if (!bufsize) {
+		buf = dummy;
+		bufsize = 1;
+	}
+	int r = __syscall(SYS_readlinkat, fd, path, buf, bufsize);
+	if (buf == dummy && r > 0) r = 0;
+	return __syscall_ret(r);
 }