diff --git a/src/libcmd/repl.cc b/src/libcmd/repl.cc
index 05bc663a1..fd60c7067 100644
--- a/src/libcmd/repl.cc
+++ b/src/libcmd/repl.cc
@@ -908,7 +908,7 @@ std::ostream & NixRepl::printValue(std::ostream & str, Value & v, unsigned int m
         break;
 
     case nPath:
-        str << ANSI_GREEN << v.path().path << ANSI_NORMAL; // !!! escaping?
+        str << ANSI_GREEN << v.path().to_string() << ANSI_NORMAL; // !!! escaping?
         break;
 
     case nNull: