diff --git a/src/filemanager/dir.c b/src/filemanager/dir.c
index b63c5c48e..6b50fd8b8 100644
--- a/src/filemanager/dir.c
+++ b/src/filemanager/dir.c
@@ -617,7 +617,7 @@ if_link_is_exe (const char *full_name, const file_entry * file)
 /** If fltr is null, then it is a match */
 
 int
-do_reload_dir (const char *path, dir_list * list, sortfn * sort, int count,
+do_reload_dir (const vfs_path_t * vpath, dir_list * list, sortfn * sort, int count,
                gboolean lc_reverse, gboolean lc_case_sensitive, gboolean exec_ff, const char *fltr)
 {
     DIR *dirp;
@@ -627,19 +627,19 @@ do_reload_dir (const char *path, dir_list * list, sortfn * sort, int count,
     struct stat st;
     int marked_cnt;
     GHashTable *marked_files;
-    vfs_path_t *vpath;
+    char *tmp_path;
 
-    vpath = vfs_path_from_str (path);
     dirp = mc_opendir (vpath);
     if (dirp == NULL)
     {
         message (D_ERROR, MSG_ERROR, _("Cannot read directory contents"));
         clean_dir (list, count);
-        vfs_path_free (vpath);
         return set_zero_dir (list) ? 1 : 0;
     }
 
-    tree_store_start_check (path);
+    tmp_path = vfs_path_to_str (vpath);
+    tree_store_start_check (tmp_path);
+
     marked_files = g_hash_table_new (g_str_hash, g_str_equal);
     alloc_dir_copy (list->size);
     for (marked_cnt = i = 0; i < count; i++)
@@ -661,20 +661,22 @@ do_reload_dir (const char *path, dir_list * list, sortfn * sort, int count,
 
     /* Add ".." except to the root directory. The ".." entry
        (if any) must be the first in the list. */
-    if (!((path[0] == PATH_SEP) && (path[1] == '\0')))
+    if (!((tmp_path[0] == PATH_SEP) && (tmp_path[1] == '\0')))
     {
         if (!set_zero_dir (list))
         {
             clean_dir (list, count);
             clean_dir (&dir_copy, count);
-            goto ret;
+            g_free (tmp_path);
+            return next_free;
         }
 
-        if (get_dotdot_dir_stat (path, &st))
+        if (get_dotdot_dir_stat (tmp_path, &st))
             list->list[next_free].st = st;
 
         next_free++;
     }
+    g_free (tmp_path);
 
     while ((dp = mc_readdir (dirp)))
     {
@@ -696,7 +698,7 @@ do_reload_dir (const char *path, dir_list * list, sortfn * sort, int count,
              */
             tree_store_end_check ();
             g_hash_table_destroy (marked_files);
-            goto ret;
+            return next_free;
         }
 
         list->list[next_free].f.marked = 0;
@@ -735,8 +737,6 @@ do_reload_dir (const char *path, dir_list * list, sortfn * sort, int count,
         do_sort (list, sort, next_free - 1, lc_reverse, lc_case_sensitive, exec_ff);
     }
     clean_dir (&dir_copy, count);
-  ret:
-    vfs_path_free (vpath);
     return next_free;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/filemanager/dir.h b/src/filemanager/dir.h
index dd135421f..9acc5dbd0 100644
--- a/src/filemanager/dir.h
+++ b/src/filemanager/dir.h
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ int do_load_dir (const char *path, dir_list * list, sortfn * sort, gboolean reve
                  gboolean case_sensitive, gboolean exec_ff, const char *fltr);
 void do_sort (dir_list * list, sortfn * sort, int top, gboolean reverse,
               gboolean case_sensitive, gboolean exec_ff);
-int do_reload_dir (const char *path, dir_list * list, sortfn * sort, int count,
+int do_reload_dir (const vfs_path_t * vpath, dir_list * list, sortfn * sort, int count,
                    gboolean reverse, gboolean case_sensitive, gboolean exec_ff, const char *fltr);
 void clean_dir (dir_list * list, int count);
 gboolean set_zero_dir (dir_list * list);
diff --git a/src/filemanager/panel.c b/src/filemanager/panel.c
index b1faa2d4a..a5630bbc9 100644
--- a/src/filemanager/panel.c
+++ b/src/filemanager/panel.c
@@ -4129,12 +4129,10 @@ panel_reload (WPanel * panel)
     }
     while (TRUE);
 
-    tmp_path = vfs_path_to_str (panel->cwd_vpath);
     panel->count =
-        do_reload_dir (tmp_path, &panel->dir, panel->sort_info.sort_field->sort_routine,
+        do_reload_dir (panel->cwd_vpath, &panel->dir, panel->sort_info.sort_field->sort_routine,
                        panel->count, panel->sort_info.reverse, panel->sort_info.case_sensitive,
                        panel->sort_info.exec_first, panel->filter);
-    g_free (tmp_path);
 
     panel->dirty = 1;
     if (panel->selected >= panel->count)