diff --git a/wutil-rs/src/find_file.rs b/wutil-rs/src/find_file.rs
index bcc4447d..9e86d0f7 100644
--- a/wutil-rs/src/find_file.rs
+++ b/wutil-rs/src/find_file.rs
@@ -35,9 +35,7 @@ use std::{
 /// Tries to interpret `s` as a UTF-8 path. Returns `None` if decoding `s`
 /// fails.
 pub fn path_from_cstr(s: &CStr) -> Option<PathBuf> {
-    String::from_utf8(s.to_bytes().iter().copied().collect())
-        .ok()
-        .map(|p| PathBuf::from(p))
+    s.to_str().ok().map(PathBuf::from)
 }
 
 /// If `file` is an absolute path can be opened, returns that path. Paths