diff --git a/src/udev/udev-event.c b/src/udev/udev-event.c
index 19079bf02..4120c04f2 100644
--- a/src/udev/udev-event.c
+++ b/src/udev/udev-event.c
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ subst:
                         _s = s;
                         _l = l;
                         /* temporarily use sbuf */
-                        s = &sbuf;
+                        s = sbuf;
                         l = UTIL_PATH_SIZE;
                 }