1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/otherlibs/unix/chdir.c b/otherlibs/unix/chdir.c
index 4b93b5fc8..0d5326a0d 100644
--- a/otherlibs/unix/chdir.c
+++ b/otherlibs/unix/chdir.c
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ CAMLprim value unix_chdir(value path)
   CAMLparam1(path);
   char * p;
   int ret;
-  p = caml_stat_alloc_string(path);
+  p = caml_strdup(String_val(path));
   caml_enter_blocking_section();
   ret = chdir(p);
   caml_leave_blocking_section();