diff --git a/lib/path.c b/lib/path.c
index 7576328d7..21f9bd1c4 100644
--- a/lib/path.c
+++ b/lib/path.c
@@ -1106,7 +1106,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
 	ul_path_init_debug();
 
-	pc = ul_new_path(dir);
+	pc = ul_new_path("%s", dir);
 	if (!pc)
 		err(EXIT_FAILURE, "failed to initialize path context");
 	if (prefix)