diff --git a/library/changes b/library/changes
index 807ae34..45109be 100644
--- a/library/changes
+++ b/library/changes
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@
   of records or the size of each record is zero, both now call clearerr() to
   avoid giving the caller the wrong impression that an EOF or error occured.
 
+- The libunix.a flavour of system() no longer attempts to translate the name
+  of a command unless it contains path separator characters.
+
 
 c.lib 1.191 (9.4.2005)
 
diff --git a/library/stdlib_system.c b/library/stdlib_system.c
index 51a3881..e0c6aa9 100644
--- a/library/stdlib_system.c
+++ b/library/stdlib_system.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * $Id: stdlib_system.c,v 1.8 2005-04-24 08:46:37 obarthel Exp $
+ * $Id: stdlib_system.c,v 1.9 2005-04-28 15:38:47 obarthel Exp $
  *
  * :ts=4
  *
@@ -138,7 +138,9 @@ system(const char * command)
 
 				command_name = just_the_command_name;
 
-				if(__translate_unix_to_amiga_path_name((const char **)&command_name,&command_nti) != 0)
+				/* Don't try to translate the name of the command unless it has
+				   path name separator characters in it. */
+				if(strchr(command_name,'/') != NULL && __translate_unix_to_amiga_path_name((const char **)&command_name,&command_nti) != 0)
 				{
 					result = ERROR;
 					goto out;