diff --git a/src/tmp.cpp b/src/tmp.cpp
index 2d3fac3..69c7076 100644
--- a/src/tmp.cpp
+++ b/src/tmp.cpp
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ std::ofstream stream(const tmp::file& file, bool binary, bool append) noexcept {
         mode |= std::ios::binary;
     }
 
-    return std::ofstream(static_cast<const fs::path&>(file), mode);
+    return std::ofstream(file, mode);
 }
 }    // namespace
 
@@ -182,10 +182,9 @@ file file::text(std::string_view prefix) {
 }
 
 std::ifstream file::read() const {
-    const fs::path& file = *this;
     return binary
-           ? std::ifstream(file, std::ios::binary)
-           : std::ifstream(file);
+           ? std::ifstream(*this, std::ios::binary)
+           : std::ifstream(*this);
 }
 
 std::string file::slurp() const {