diff --git a/lib/cli/src/commands/run_unstable.rs b/lib/cli/src/commands/run_unstable.rs
index 12c5be70c..1bc55f7d6 100644
--- a/lib/cli/src/commands/run_unstable.rs
+++ b/lib/cli/src/commands/run_unstable.rs
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ fn compile_directory_to_webc(dir: &Path) -> Result<Vec<u8>, Error> {
     }
 
     let functions = wapm_targz_to_pirita::TransformManifestFunctions::default();
-    wapm_targz_to_pirita::generate_webc_file(files, &dir.to_path_buf(), None, &functions)
+    wapm_targz_to_pirita::generate_webc_file(files, dir, None, &functions)
 }
 
 fn load_files_from_disk(files: &mut FileMap, dir: &Path, base: &Path) -> Result<(), Error> {