diff --git a/builtin-list.c b/builtin-list.c
index 4cabd59..2d593b5 100644
--- a/builtin-list.c
+++ b/builtin-list.c
@@ -99,12 +99,10 @@ static int kvm_list_running_instances(void)
 
 static int kvm_list_rootfs(void)
 {
-	char name[PATH_MAX];
 	DIR *dir;
 	struct dirent *dirent;
 
-	snprintf(name, PATH_MAX, "%s", kvm__get_dir());
-	dir = opendir(name);
+	dir = opendir(kvm__get_dir());
 	if (dir == NULL)
 		return -1;
 
diff --git a/kvm.c b/kvm.c
index a44b1ed..8c9e268 100644
--- a/kvm.c
+++ b/kvm.c
@@ -199,14 +199,12 @@ int kvm__get_sock_by_instance(const char *name)
 
 int kvm__enumerate_instances(int (*callback)(const char *name, int fd))
 {
-	char full_name[PATH_MAX];
 	int sock;
 	DIR *dir;
 	struct dirent entry, *result;
 	int ret = 0;
 
-	sprintf(full_name, "%s", kvm__get_dir());
-	dir = opendir(full_name);
+	dir = opendir(kvm__get_dir());
 	if (!dir)
 		return -1;