diff --git a/cpukit/libfs/src/imfs/imfs_stat.c b/cpukit/libfs/src/imfs/imfs_stat.c
index 2b4b2d6eef..5bc1eae579 100644
--- a/cpukit/libfs/src/imfs/imfs_stat.c
+++ b/cpukit/libfs/src/imfs/imfs_stat.c
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #endif
 
 #include <errno.h>
+#include <string.h>
 #include "imfs.h"
 #include <rtems/libio_.h>
 #include <rtems/seterr.h>
@@ -47,7 +48,7 @@ int IMFS_stat(
       break;
 
     case IMFS_SYM_LINK:
-      buf->st_size = 0;
+      buf->st_size = strlen( the_jnode->info.sym_link.name );
       break;
 
     case IMFS_FIFO: