diff --git a/src/file.c b/src/file.c
index a104182..11d9abf 100644
--- a/src/file.c
+++ b/src/file.c
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <mntent.h>
 #include <inttypes.h>
+#include <libgen.h>
 #include <sys/statvfs.h>
 #include <linux/limits.h>
 #include <sys/sysinfo.h>
@@ -153,13 +154,17 @@ static int start_upload_file(struct file_context *ctx, const char *path)
 {
     struct tty *tty = container_of(ctx, struct tty, file);
     struct rtty *rtty = tty->rtty;
-    const char *name = basename(path);
+    const char *name;
     struct stat st;
     int fd;
+    char *dirc;
 
+    dirc = strdup(path);
+    name = basename(dirc);
     fd = open(path, O_RDONLY);
     if (fd < 0) {
         log_err("open '%s' fail: %s\n", path, strerror(errno));
+        free(dirc);
         return -1;
     }
 
@@ -177,6 +182,7 @@ static int start_upload_file(struct file_context *ctx, const char *path)
     ctx->remain_size = st.st_size;
 
     log_info("upload file: %s, size: %" PRIu64 "\n", path, (uint64_t)st.st_size);
+    free(dirc);
 
     return 0;
 }
diff --git a/src/filectl.c b/src/filectl.c
index aed6099..c2c0a43 100644
--- a/src/filectl.c
+++ b/src/filectl.c
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <fcntl.h>
+#include <libgen.h>
 
 #include "utils.h"
 #include "file.h"
@@ -75,6 +76,7 @@ static void handle_file_control_msg(int fd, int sfd, const char *path)
 {
     struct file_control_msg msg;
     struct buffer b = {};
+    char *dirc;
 
     while (true) {
         if (buffer_put_fd(&b, fd, -1, NULL) < 0)
@@ -90,7 +92,9 @@ static void handle_file_control_msg(int fd, int sfd, const char *path)
             if (sfd > -1) {
                 close(sfd);
                 gettimeofday(&start_time, NULL);
-                printf("Transferring '%s'...Press Ctrl+C to cancel\n", basename(path));
+                dirc = strdup(path);
+                printf("Transferring '%s'...Press Ctrl+C to cancel\n", basename(dirc));
+                free(dirc);
 
                 if (total_size == 0) {
                     printf("  100%%    0 B     0s\n");