diff --git a/std/util/path.c b/std/util/path.c
index 193a865..00ceaa6 100644
--- a/std/util/path.c
+++ b/std/util/path.c
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
       break;
     default:
       if(user && PL && getuid(PL) == user
-          && (cwd=(string)PL->QueryProp(P_CURRENTDIR)))
+          && (cwd=({string})PL->QueryProp(P_CURRENTDIR)))
         path=cwd + "/" + path;
   }
   return path;