diff --git a/src/namspace.c b/src/namspace.c
index c69b13a..944ea42 100644
--- a/src/namspace.c
+++ b/src/namspace.c
@@ -945,7 +945,8 @@ static int build_base(int            namespace,
   XDPRINTF((3, 0,
     "MAPDEBUG build_base ENTER ns=%d flag=0x%x volume=%d base0=0x%02x base32=0x%lx mode=%d pathes=`%s`",
     namespace, (int)nwp->flag, (int)nwp->volume, (unsigned)nwp->base[0],
-    (unsigned long)GET_32(nwp->base), mode, pathes ? (char*)pathes : ""));
+    (unsigned long)GET_32(nwp->base), mode,
+    debug_hpath_components(nwp, pathes)));
 
   if (!nwp->flag) {  /* short directory handle */
     result=nw_dir_get_vol_path((int)nwp->base[0], nwpath->path);