diff --git a/src/realpath/realpath.rs b/src/realpath/realpath.rs
index 5b8cb4206..e801efb4c 100644
--- a/src/realpath/realpath.rs
+++ b/src/realpath/realpath.rs
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ fn resolve_path(path: &str, strip: bool, zero: bool, quiet: bool) -> bool {
     let mut links_left = 256;
 
     for part in abs.components() {
-        result.push(&part);
+        result.push(part.as_os_str());
         loop {
             if links_left == 0 {
                 if !quiet { show_error!("Too many symbolic links: {}", path) };
diff --git a/src/relpath/relpath.rs b/src/relpath/relpath.rs
index b229613b7..b1bd0ac41 100644
--- a/src/relpath/relpath.rs
+++ b/src/relpath/relpath.rs
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ pub fn uumain(args: Vec<String>) -> i32 {
 
     let mut result = PathBuf::new();
     absfrom.components().skip(suffix_pos).map(|_| result.push("..")).last();
-    absto.components().skip(suffix_pos).map(|x| result.push(&x)).last();
+    absto.components().skip(suffix_pos).map(|x| result.push(x.as_os_str())).last();
 
     println!("{}", result.display());
     0