1 files changed, 5 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/corelib/io/qfsfileengine.cpp b/src/corelib/io/qfsfileengine.cpp
index efc09a0..b8f6e2c 100644
--- a/src/corelib/io/qfsfileengine.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/io/qfsfileengine.cpp
@@ -139,7 +139,11 @@ QString QFSFileEnginePrivate::canonicalized(const QString &path)
         return path;
 
 #if defined(Q_OS_UNIX) || defined(Q_OS_SYMBIAN)
-    // FIXME let's see if this stuff works, then we might be able to remove some of the other code
+    // FIXME let's see if this stuff works, then we might be able to remove some of the other code.
+    // baaad Mac: 10.5 and 10.6 crash if trying to free a value returned by
+    // realpath() if the input path is just the root component.
+    if (path.size() == 1 && path.at(0) == QLatin1Char('/'))
+        return path;
     char *ret = realpath(path.toLocal8Bit().constData(), (char*)0);
     if (ret) {
         QString canonicalPath = QDir::cleanPath(QString::fromLocal8Bit(ret));