diff --git a/src/Protocols/9P/9p_symlink.c b/src/Protocols/9P/9p_symlink.c
index 9ae9333..ab4199c 100644
--- a/src/Protocols/9P/9p_symlink.c
+++ b/src/Protocols/9P/9p_symlink.c
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ int _9p_symlink(struct _9p_request_data *req9p, u32 *plenout, char *preply)

        struct fsal_obj_handle *pentry_symlink = NULL;
        char symlink_name[MAXNAMLEN];
+       char *link_content = NULL;
        uint64_t fileid;
        fsal_status_t fsal_status;
        uint32_t mode = 0777;
@@ -97,6 +98,11 @@ int _9p_symlink(struct _9p_request_data *req9p, u32 *plenout, char *preply)

        snprintf(symlink_name, MAXNAMLEN, "%.*s", *name_len, name_str);

+       link_content = gsh_malloc(*linkcontent_len + 1);
+
+       memcpy(link_content, linkcontent_str, *linkcontent_len);
+       link_content[*linkcontent_len] = '\0';
+
        fsal_prepare_attrs(&object_attributes, ATTR_MODE);

        object_attributes.mode = mode;
@@ -106,7 +112,7 @@ int _9p_symlink(struct _9p_request_data *req9p, u32 *plenout, char *preply)
        /* BUGAZOMEU: @todo : the gid parameter is not used yet,
         * flags is not yet used */
        fsal_status = fsal_create(pfid->pentry, symlink_name, SYMBOLIC_LINK,
-                                 &object_attributes, symlink_name,
+                                 &object_attributes, link_content,
                                  &pentry_symlink);

        /* Release the attributes (may release an inherited ACL) */
diff --git a/src/libntirpc b/src/libntirpc
--- a/src/libntirpc
+++ b/src/libntirpc
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 7e61a9b23e078ce922a5697669d46f9eaf16ccd4
+Subproject commit 7e61a9b23e078ce922a5697669d46f9eaf16ccd4-dirty