diff --git a/tools/perf/util/machine.c b/tools/perf/util/machine.c
index 3901440aeff9..f70ba56912d4 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/machine.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/machine.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #include "map_symbol.h"
 #include "branch.h"
 #include "mem-events.h"
+#include "path.h"
 #include "srcline.h"
 #include "symbol.h"
 #include "sort.h"
@@ -1416,7 +1417,7 @@ static int maps__set_modules_path_dir(struct maps *maps, const char *dir_name, i
 		struct stat st;
 
 		/*sshfs might return bad dent->d_type, so we have to stat*/
-		snprintf(path, sizeof(path), "%s/%s", dir_name, dent->d_name);
+		path__join(path, sizeof(path), dir_name, dent->d_name);
 		if (stat(path, &st))
 			continue;