src/nnn.c | 2 +-

diff --git a/src/nnn.c b/src/nnn.c
index 8ba6c0de8ae338c89f79f0caf3fec84ebaac1a33..8b64f78bc971e226052ed7a1eaf467facf6c1bfa 100644
--- a/src/nnn.c
+++ b/src/nnn.c
@@ -4566,7 +4566,7 @@ 				printwarn(NULL);
 				return FALSE;
 			}
 			/* Copy the new dir path to open it in smart context */
-			outdir = realpath(".", NULL);
+			outdir = getcwd(NULL, 0);
 			x_to = TRUE;
 		}
 	}