diff --git a/src/util/system.cpp b/src/util/system.cpp
index 5acc9a8e58..bfb1a79b40 100644
--- a/src/util/system.cpp
+++ b/src/util/system.cpp
@@ -528,7 +528,7 @@ bool ArgsManager::InitSettings(std::string& error)
 
 bool ArgsManager::GetSettingsPath(fs::path* filepath, bool temp) const
 {
-    fs::path settings = GetPathArg("-settings", fs::path{BITCOIN_SETTINGS_FILENAME});
+    fs::path settings = GetPathArg("-settings", BITCOIN_SETTINGS_FILENAME);
     if (settings.empty()) {
         return false;
     }