diff --git a/linux-user/syscall.c b/linux-user/syscall.c
index 74b41a82d6..f5875aa1f7 100644
--- a/linux-user/syscall.c
+++ b/linux-user/syscall.c
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ static int sys_getcwd1(char *buf, size_t size)
       /* getcwd() sets errno */
       return (-1);
   }
-  return (0);
+  return strlen(buf)+1;
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_ATFILE