diff --git a/fs/tmp_posix.cpp b/fs/tmp_posix.cpp
index 14c19afe..7195073c 100644
--- a/fs/tmp_posix.cpp
+++ b/fs/tmp_posix.cpp
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ cruft::fs::mktmpdir (void)
 {
     // The pattern suffix we'll append to the temp directory.
     //
-    // * It needs a slash to ensure we don't try to create a new directory.
     // * We might as well append the package name for clarity
     // * The libc call REQUIRES the string end with "XXXXXX"
     char const SUFFIX[] = "/" PACKAGE_NAME "-XXXXXX";
@@ -26,11 +25,11 @@ cruft::fs::mktmpdir (void)
     auto const root = cruft::paths::temp ();
     std::string path;
     path.reserve (root.string ().size () + sizeof (SUFFIX));
-    path = root.string ();
+    path  = root.string ();
     path += SUFFIX;
 
     if (!mkdtemp (path.data ()))
         cruft::posix::error::throw_code ();
 
-    return path;
+    return std::filesystem::path (path);
 }