diff --git a/core/os/os2/file_posix_other.odin b/core/os/os2/file_posix_other.odin
index d2946098b..8871a0062 100644
--- a/core/os/os2/file_posix_other.odin
+++ b/core/os/os2/file_posix_other.odin
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import "core:sys/posix"
 
 _posix_absolute_path :: proc(fd: posix.FD, name: string, allocator: runtime.Allocator) -> (path: cstring, err: Error) {
 	temp_allocator := TEMP_ALLOCATOR_GUARD({ allocator })
-	cname := clone_to_cstring(name, temp_allocator)
+	cname := clone_to_cstring(name, temp_allocator) or_return
 
 	buf: [posix.PATH_MAX]byte
 	path = posix.realpath(cname, raw_data(buf[:]))