diff --git a/rootdev.c b/rootdev.c
index 3cad4f4..ce1a970 100644
--- a/rootdev.c
+++ b/rootdev.c
@@ -96,7 +96,6 @@
   size_t basedir_len;
   DIR *dirp = NULL;
   struct dirent *entry = NULL;
-  struct dirent *next = NULL;
   char *working_path = NULL;
   long working_path_size = 0;
 
@@ -142,7 +141,7 @@
     return found;
   }
 
-  while (readdir_r(dirp, entry, &next) == 0 && next) {
+  while ((entry = readdir(dirp))) {
     size_t candidate_len = strlen(entry->d_name);
     size_t path_len = 0;
     dev_t found_devt = 0;
@@ -191,7 +190,6 @@
   }
 
   free(working_path);
-  free(entry);
   closedir(dirp);
   return found;
 }