diff --git a/userspace/sysdig/utils/plugin_utils.cpp b/userspace/sysdig/utils/plugin_utils.cpp
index 351869eee3..1ea3d21a86 100644
--- a/userspace/sysdig/utils/plugin_utils.cpp
+++ b/userspace/sysdig/utils/plugin_utils.cpp
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ void plugin_utils::load_plugin(sinsp *inspector, const std::string& name)
             plugin_entry p;
             p.used = true;
             p.inited = false;
-            p.libpath = filepath;
+            p.libpath = filepath.generic_string();
             p.names.insert(soname);
             p.names.insert(filepath);
             p.names.insert(filename);
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ void plugin_utils::read_plugins_from_dirs(sinsp *inspector)
         plugin_entry p;
         p.used = false;
         p.inited = false;
-        p.libpath = filepath;
+        p.libpath = filepath.generic_string();
         p.names.insert(filepath);
         p.names.insert(file.filename());
         p.names.insert(plugin->name());