1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/nvim/path.c b/src/nvim/path.c
index bf394ec9ab..4cbe6ebcf5 100644
--- a/src/nvim/path.c
+++ b/src/nvim/path.c
@@ -503,7 +503,7 @@ char *save_abs_path(const char *name)
   if (!path_is_absolute((char_u *)name)) {
     return FullName_save(name, true);
   }
-  return (char *)vim_strsave((char_u *)name);
+  return xstrdup(name);
 }
 
 /// Checks if a path has a wildcard character including '~', unless at the end.