diff --git a/options/path.c b/options/path.c
index 8b1ae9777d..742e292eb1 100644
--- a/options/path.c
+++ b/options/path.c
@@ -185,8 +185,8 @@ char *mp_get_user_path(void *talloc_ctx, struct mpv_global *global,
             } else {
                 char type[80];
                 snprintf(type, sizeof(type), "%.*s", BSTR_P(prefix));
-                res = talloc_strdup(talloc_ctx,
-                                    mp_get_platform_path(talloc_ctx, type));
+                const char *p = mp_get_platform_path(talloc_ctx, type);
+                res = mp_path_join(talloc_ctx, bstr0(p), rest);
             }
         }
     }