2 files changed, 4 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_session/src/config.rs b/compiler/rustc_session/src/config.rs
index 43955cc23a9..e2d36f6a4e2 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_session/src/config.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_session/src/config.rs
@@ -2323,14 +2323,13 @@ pub fn parse_externs(
         let ExternOpt { crate_name: name, path, options } =
             split_extern_opt(early_dcx, unstable_opts, &arg).unwrap_or_else(|e| e.emit());
 
-        let path = path.map(|p| CanonicalizedPath::new(p.as_path()));
-
         let entry = externs.entry(name.to_owned());
 
         use std::collections::btree_map::Entry;
 
         let entry = if let Some(path) = path {
             // --extern prelude_name=some_file.rlib
+            let path = CanonicalizedPath::new(path);
             match entry {
                 Entry::Vacant(vacant) => {
                     let files = BTreeSet::from_iter(iter::once(path));
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_session/src/utils.rs b/compiler/rustc_session/src/utils.rs
index 2243e831b66..e9ddd66b5e8 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_session/src/utils.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_session/src/utils.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
+use std::path::PathBuf;
 use std::sync::OnceLock;
 
 use rustc_data_structures::profiling::VerboseTimingGuard;
@@ -104,8 +104,8 @@ pub struct CanonicalizedPath {
 }
 
 impl CanonicalizedPath {
-    pub fn new(path: &Path) -> Self {
-        Self { original: path.to_owned(), canonicalized: try_canonicalize(path).ok() }
+    pub fn new(path: PathBuf) -> Self {
+        Self { canonicalized: try_canonicalize(&path).ok(), original: path }
     }
 
     pub fn canonicalized(&self) -> &PathBuf {