diff --git a/libcxx/src/filesystem/operations.cpp b/libcxx/src/filesystem/operations.cpp
--- a/libcxx/src/filesystem/operations.cpp
+++ b/libcxx/src/filesystem/operations.cpp
@@ -541,7 +541,11 @@
     return err.report(capture_errno());
   return {hold.get()};
 #else
-  char buff[PATH_MAX + 1];
+  #if defined(__MVS__)
+    char buff[1024 + 1];
+  #else
+    char buff[PATH_MAX + 1];
+  #endif
   char* ret;
   if ((ret = ::realpath(p.c_str(), buff)) == nullptr)
     return err.report(capture_errno());