diff --git a/adb/client/file_sync_client.cpp b/adb/client/file_sync_client.cpp
index cc38926a4..04ad5363d 100644
--- a/adb/client/file_sync_client.cpp
+++ b/adb/client/file_sync_client.cpp
@@ -1097,14 +1097,14 @@ static bool remote_build_list(SyncConnection& sc, std::vector<copyinfo>* file_li
         }
     };
 
-    if (!sync_ls(sc, rpath.c_str(), callback)) {
+    if (!sync_ls(sc, rpath, callback)) {
         return false;
     }
 
     // Check each symlink we found to see whether it's a file or directory.
     for (copyinfo& link_ci : linklist) {
         struct stat st;
-        if (!sync_stat_fallback(sc, link_ci.rpath.c_str(), &st)) {
+        if (!sync_stat_fallback(sc, link_ci.rpath, &st)) {
             sc.Warning("stat failed for path %s: %s", link_ci.rpath.c_str(), strerror(errno));
             continue;
         }