diff --git a/src/mfm_dup.cpp b/src/mfm_dup.cpp
index aa7cd05a..d9c60286 100644
--- a/src/mfm_dup.cpp
+++ b/src/mfm_dup.cpp
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ mfm::dup(const Opts::Dup &opts_)
 
                       fs::clonepath(srcpath,
                                     dstpath,
-                                    relpath.parent_path().string());
+                                    relpath.parent_path());
                     }
                 }
             }