diff --git a/src/shell-integration/elvish/lib/ghostty-integration.elv b/src/shell-integration/elvish/lib/ghostty-integration.elv
index 6c35a21c5..319cffa8d 100644
--- a/src/shell-integration/elvish/lib/ghostty-integration.elv
+++ b/src/shell-integration/elvish/lib/ghostty-integration.elv
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@
 
   fn report-pwd {
     use platform
-    printf "\e]7;file://%s%s\a" (platform:hostname) ($pwd)
+    printf "\e]7;file://%s%s\a" platform:hostname $pwd
   }
 
   fn sudo-with-terminfo {|@args|