diff --git a/lsyncd.c b/lsyncd.c
index 5a6c791..f81afb1 100644
--- a/lsyncd.c
+++ b/lsyncd.c
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ get_realpath(const char * rpath) {
 	// uses c-library to get the absolute path
 #ifdef __GLIBC__
 	// in case of GLIBC the task is easy.
-	return realpath(path, NULL);
+	return realpath(rpath, NULL);
 #else
 #	warning having to use old style realpath()
 	// otherwise less so and requires PATH_MAX limit.