diff --git a/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/ntfs/fs_func.c b/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/ntfs/fs_func.c
index dc8cc4d732..cd383c1b54 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/ntfs/fs_func.c
+++ b/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/ntfs/fs_func.c
@@ -1466,12 +1466,12 @@ fs_readlink(fs_volume *_vol, fs_vnode *_node, char *buffer, size_t *bufferSize)
 		goto exit;
 	}
 
-	TRACE("fs_readlink - LINK:[%s]\n", buffer);
-
 	strlcpy(buffer, tempBuffer, *bufferSize);
 
 	*bufferSize = l + 1;
 
+	TRACE("fs_readlink - LINK:[%s]\n", buffer);
+
 	result = B_NO_ERROR;
 
 exit: