2 files changed, 18 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/libc/misc/mntent/mntent.c b/libc/misc/mntent/mntent.c
index 93d591812..d98a6870f 100644
--- a/libc/misc/mntent/mntent.c
+++ b/libc/misc/mntent/mntent.c
@@ -65,10 +65,17 @@ struct mntent *getmntent_r (FILE *filep,
 struct mntent *getmntent(FILE * filep)
 {
     struct mntent *tmp;
-    static char buff[BUFSIZ];
+    static char *buff = NULL;
     static struct mntent mnt;
     LOCK;
-    tmp = getmntent_r(filep, &mnt, buff, sizeof buff);
+    
+    if (!buff) {
+            buff = malloc(BUFSIZ);
+		if (!buff)
+		    abort();
+    }
+    
+    tmp = getmntent_r(filep, &mnt, buff, BUFSIZ);
     UNLOCK;
     return(tmp);
 }
diff --git a/libc/misc/ttyent/getttyent.c b/libc/misc/ttyent/getttyent.c
index 18b9109af..0b2c9a3cc 100644
--- a/libc/misc/ttyent/getttyent.c
+++ b/libc/misc/ttyent/getttyent.c
@@ -99,11 +99,19 @@ struct ttyent * getttyent(void)
 {
     register int c;
     register char *p;
-    static char line[BUFSIZ];
+    static char *line = NULL;
 
     if (!tf && !setttyent())
 	return (NULL);
+
+    if (!line) {
+            line = malloc(BUFSIZ);
+		if (!line)
+		    abort();
+    }
+
     flockfile (tf);
+
     for (;;) {
 	if (!fgets_unlocked(p = line, sizeof(line), tf)) {
 	    funlockfile (tf);