diff --git a/engine/shared/library/sharedFoundation/src/linux/Os.cpp b/engine/shared/library/sharedFoundation/src/linux/Os.cpp
index e9f2b621..689957f3 100644
--- a/engine/shared/library/sharedFoundation/src/linux/Os.cpp
+++ b/engine/shared/library/sharedFoundation/src/linux/Os.cpp
@@ -349,8 +349,10 @@ bool Os::getAbsolutePath(const char *relativePath, char *absolutePath, int absol
 {
 	// realpath sucks and could cause a buffer overrun.  however, it's better than writing it ourselves for now.
 	char *result = realpath(relativePath, absolutePath);
-	if (!result)
+	if (!result){
+		free(result);
 		return false;
+	}
 
 	FATAL(istrlen(absolutePath)+1 > absolutePathBufferSize, ("buffer overrun"));
 	return true;
diff --git a/engine/shared/library/sharedFoundation/src/linux/Os.h b/engine/shared/library/sharedFoundation/src/linux/Os.h
index 44778b4e..972a93b7 100644
--- a/engine/shared/library/sharedFoundation/src/linux/Os.h
+++ b/engine/shared/library/sharedFoundation/src/linux/Os.h
@@ -27,7 +27,11 @@ public:
 
 	enum
 	{
+#ifdef PATH_MAX
+		MAX_PATH_LENGTH = PATH_MAX+1
+#else
 		MAX_PATH_LENGTH = 512
+#endif
 	};
 
 	typedef void (*QueueCharacterHookFunction)(int keyboard, int character);