diff --git a/libdirutils/dirutils.c b/libdirutils/dirutils.c
index a7666a3..a8ecd24 100644
--- a/libdirutils/dirutils.c
+++ b/libdirutils/dirutils.c
@@ -149,20 +149,20 @@ _rmdirs(const char *path)
 	DIR		*dirp;
 	int		 fail = EXIT_SUCCESS;
 
-	printf("_rmdirs(%s)\n", path);
 	if (NULL == (dirp = opendir(path))) {
 		return EXIT_FAILURE;
 	}
-	
+
 	while (NULL != (dp = readdir(dirp))) {
 		if (0 == strncmp("..", dp->d_name, 3)) {
 			continue;
 		}
-		
+
 		if (0 == strncmp(".", dp->d_name, 2)) {
 			continue;
 		}
 
+		snprintf(child, FILENAME_MAX, "%s/%s", path, dp->d_name);
 		if (DT_DIR == dp->d_type) {
 			fail = _rmdirs(child);
 			if (EXIT_FAILURE == fail) {
diff --git a/libdirutils/dirutils_test.c b/libdirutils/dirutils_test.c
index caea49f..13eb48c 100644
--- a/libdirutils/dirutils_test.c
+++ b/libdirutils/dirutils_test.c
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ test_exists(void)
         char            testfil[] = "testdata/testfile";
         char            testnot[] = "testdata/nosuchfile";
         EXISTS_STATUS   ftype;
-	
+
         ftype = path_exists(testdir);
         CU_ASSERT(EXISTS_DIR == ftype);
 
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ test_empty_rmdirs(void)
 		printf("\n");
 		warn("rmdirs");
 		system("rm -fr testdata/foo/");
-	}	
+	}
         CU_ASSERT(EXIT_SUCCESS == rv);
         CU_ASSERT(EXISTS_NOENT == path_exists(testpath));
         /*
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ test_rmdirs_simple(void)
 		 * we can't guarantee rmdirs yet; this ensures a clean slate.
 		 */
 		system("rm -r testdata/foo/ 2>/dev/null");
-	}	
+	}
         CU_ASSERT(EXIT_SUCCESS == rv);
         CU_ASSERT(EXISTS_NOENT == path_exists(testpath));
 }