diff -up pseudo-1.9.0/pseudo_client.c.orig pseudo-1.9.0/pseudo_client.c
--- pseudo-1.9.0/pseudo_client.c.orig	2021-02-09 12:28:22.310128401 +0100
+++ pseudo-1.9.0/pseudo_client.c	2021-02-09 12:33:22.767580961 +0100
@@ -846,7 +846,7 @@ pseudo_root_path(const char *func, int l
 	pseudo_magic();
 	if (!rc) {
 		pseudo_diag("couldn't allocate absolute path for '%s'.\n",
-			path);
+			path ? path : "<nil>");
 	}
 	pseudo_debug(PDBGF_CHROOT, "root_path [%s, %d]: '%s' from '%s'\n",
 		func, line,