diff --git a/files.c b/files.c
index 8c0ff1da6..04f6a0127 100644
--- a/files.c
+++ b/files.c
@@ -282,6 +282,11 @@ static int dump_chrdev(struct fd_parms *p, int lfd, struct cr_img *img)
 		char more[32];
 
 		if (is_tty(maj, minor(p->stat.st_rdev))) {
+			struct fd_link link;
+
+			if (fill_fdlink(lfd, p, &link))
+				return -1;
+			p->link = &link;
 			ops = &tty_dump_ops;
 			break;
 		}
diff --git a/tty.c b/tty.c
index 07978fcd9..78f9fd3fb 100644
--- a/tty.c
+++ b/tty.c
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ int tty_verify_active_pairs(void)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int parse_pty_index(u32 id, int lfd, int type)
+static int parse_pty_index(u32 id, int lfd, const struct fd_parms *p, int type)
 {
 	int index = -1;
 
@@ -212,22 +212,14 @@ static int parse_pty_index(u32 id, int lfd, int type)
 		break;
 
 	case TTY_TYPE_PTS: {
-		char path[PATH_MAX];
-		char link[32];
-		int len;
+		const struct fd_link *link = p->link;
+		char *pos = strrchr(link->name, '/');
 
-		snprintf(link, sizeof(link), "/proc/self/fd/%d", lfd);
-		len = readlink(link, path, sizeof(path) - 1);
-		if (len < 0) {
-			pr_perror("Can't readlink %s", link);
-			return -1;
-		}
-		path[len] = '\0';
-
-		if (sscanf(path, PTS_FMT, &index) != 1) {
-			pr_err("Unexpected format on path %s\n", path);
+		if (!pos || pos == (link->name + link->len - 1)) {
+			pr_err("Unexpected format on path %s\n", link->name + 1);
 			return -1;
 		}
+		index = atoi(pos + 1);
 		break;
 	}
 	}
@@ -1175,7 +1167,7 @@ static int dump_one_pty(int lfd, u32 id, const struct fd_parms *p)
 	pr_info("Dumping tty %d with id %#x\n", lfd, id);
 
 	type = tty_type(major(p->stat.st_rdev), minor(p->stat.st_rdev));
-	index = parse_pty_index(id, lfd, type);
+	index = parse_pty_index(id, lfd, p, type);
 	if (index < 0)
 		return -1;