diff --git a/src/module/os.c b/src/module/os.c
index ea887196..d80bca65 100644
--- a/src/module/os.c
+++ b/src/module/os.c
@@ -81,9 +81,18 @@ void processCwd(WrenVM* vm)
 {
   wrenEnsureSlots(vm, 1);
 
-  char buffer[WREN_PATH_MAX * 4];
-  size_t length = sizeof(buffer);
-  if (uv_cwd(buffer, &length) != 0)
+  char _buffer[WREN_PATH_MAX * 2 + 1];
+  char* buffer = _buffer;
+  size_t length = sizeof(_buffer);
+  int result = uv_cwd(buffer, &length);
+
+  if (result == UV_ENOBUFS)
+  {
+    buffer = (char*)malloc(length);
+    result = uv_cwd(buffer, &length);
+  }
+
+  if (result != 0)
   {
     wrenSetSlotString(vm, 0, "Cannot get current working directory.");
     wrenAbortFiber(vm, 0);
@@ -91,4 +100,6 @@ void processCwd(WrenVM* vm)
   }
 
   wrenSetSlotString(vm, 0, buffer);
+
+  if (buffer != _buffer) free(buffer);
 }
diff --git a/src/module/os.h b/src/module/os.h
index b9988f80..af0b7f04 100644
--- a/src/module/os.h
+++ b/src/module/os.h
@@ -1,9 +1,14 @@
 #ifndef process_h
 #define process_h
 
+#include "limits.h"
 #include "wren.h"
 
-#define WREN_PATH_MAX 4096
+#ifdef PATH_MAX
+# define WREN_PATH_MAX PATH_MAX
+#else
+# define WREN_PATH_MAX 4096
+#endif
 
 // Stores the command line arguments passed to the CLI.
 void osSetArguments(int argc, const char* argv[]);
diff --git a/test/os/process/cwd.wren b/test/os/process/cwd.wren
index 4f604afb..86d53237 100644
--- a/test/os/process/cwd.wren
+++ b/test/os/process/cwd.wren
@@ -3,6 +3,5 @@ import "os" for Process
 
 System.print(Process.cwd is String) // expect: true
 System.print(!Process.cwd.isEmpty) // expect: true
-System.print(Process.cwd.startsWith("/")) // expect: true
 System.print(File.realPath(Process.cwd) == Process.cwd) // expect: true
 System.print(Directory.exists(Process.cwd)) // expect: true