diff --git a/ChangeLog.mkrelpath b/ChangeLog.mkrelpath
index d24262db5..75881f219 100644
--- a/ChangeLog.mkrelpath
+++ b/ChangeLog.mkrelpath
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2009-11-13  Felix Zielcke  <fzielcke@z-51.de>
+
+	* util/misc.c (make_system_path_relative_to_its_root): Fix access
+	to a wrong variable.
+
 2009-11-11  Felix Zielcke  <fzielcke@z-51.de>
 
 	* util/grub-probe.c (probe): Abort with an error if file can't be
diff --git a/util/misc.c b/util/misc.c
index e4d68e33f..979c363aa 100644
--- a/util/misc.c
+++ b/util/misc.c
@@ -522,9 +522,9 @@ make_system_path_relative_to_its_root (const char *path)
   free (buf2);
 
   len = strlen (buf3);
-  while (buf2[len - 1] == '/' && len > 1)
+  while (buf3[len - 1] == '/' && len > 1)
     {
-      buf2[len - 1] = '\0';
+      buf3[len - 1] = '\0';
       len--;
     }